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RULES 


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ADMISSION  TO   THE   BAR 


IN  THE 

SEVERAL  STATES  AND  TERRITORIES 

OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 


FOURTH  EDITION 


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Preface. 


In  setting  forth  the  rules  relating  to  admission  to  the  bar 
of  the  United  States  Courts  and  the  Courts  of  the  several 
States  and  Territories,  we  have  given  the  general  require- 
ments, rather  than  the  forms  prescribed  in  applying  for  ex- 
amination and  admission. 

Reference  is  made  in  each  instance  to  the  publications  in 
which  the  rules  are  set  forth  in  full. 

In  most  states  pamphlets  containing  complete  rules,  forms 
to  be  used,  etc.,  may  be  obtained  from  the  clerk  of  court  or 
the  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Bar  Examiners. 

In  this  edition  we  have  added  information  as  to  the  times 
and  places  of  examinations  and  the  person  to  whom  applica- 
tion must  be  made. 

We  have  also  added  valuable  information  in  regard  to  the 
local  Reports  of  each  State,  and  other  law  books,  especially 
valuable  to  the  lawyer  opening  a  new  office. 

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Contents. 


Recommendations  of  American  Bar  Association—  Page 

Kesi)ecting  requiremeuts  for  admission  to  tlie  bar xi 

United  States  Courts — 

Rules  for  admission 3 

Reports  of  the   Federal   Courts 4 

Alabama- 
Rules  for  admission 6 

Local  reports 7 

Alaska- 
Rules  for  admission j) 

Local    reports 9 

Arizona- 
Rules  for  admission 10 

Local    reports 11 

Arkansas- 
Rules  for  admission 12 

Local    reports 12 

California — 

Rules  for  admission 13 

Local    reports 14 

Colorado- 
Rules  for  admission 16 

Local  reports 17 

Connecticut- 
Rules  for  admission 19 

Local    reports 21 

Delaxrare- 

Rules  for  admission 22 

Local    reports 23 

District  of  Columbia- 
Rules  for  admission 24 

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VI  CONTENTS. 

riorida—  Page 

Rules  for  admission 26 

Local    reports 27 

Gedrgia^ 

Rules  for  admission 28 

Local  reports 30 

Ha^i^aii— 

Rules  for  admission 31 

Local    reports 32 

Idaho- 
Rules  for  admission 33 

Local   reports 34 

Illinois — 

Rules  for  admission 35 

Local   reports 37 

Indiana — 

Rules  for  admission 38 

Local  reports 3S 

Indian  Territory^ 

Rules  for  admission 40 

Local   reports 40 

loipa— 

Rules  for  admission 42 

Local  reports 43 

Kansas- 
Rules  for  admission 44 

Local  reports 4(> 

Kentucky — 

Rules    for   admission 47 

Local  reports 48 

Louisiana- 
Rules  for  admission 50 

Local  reports « 52 

Maine- 
Rules  for  admission 54 

Local  reports 55 


CONTENTS.  Vli 

Maryland—  Page 

Rules  for  admission 56 

Local   reports 57 

Massachusetts-" 

Rules  for  admission 59 

Local   reports GO 

Michigan- 
Rules  for  admission 62 

Local  reports 64 

Minnesota- 
Rules  for  admission 65 

Local    reports 68 

Mississippi- 
Rules  for  admission 69 

Local   reports 70 

Missonri— 

Rules  for  admission 72 

Local    reports 73 

Montana- 
Rules   for   admission 74 

Local    reports 7o 

Nebraska- 
Rules  for  admission 76 

Local  reports 78 

Nevada- 
Rules  for  admission 79 

Local    reports 80 

New  Hampshire- 
Rules  for  admission 81 

Local   reports 82 

New  Jersey- 
Rules  for  admission S3 

Local    reports 84 

Tievr  Mexico- 
Rules  for  admission 80 

Local    reports 87 


Vlil  CONTENTS. 

New  York—  Page 

Rules  for  admission 89 

Local  reports 91 

North  Carolina- 
Rules  for  admission 92 

Local   reports 93 

North  Dakota- 
Rules  for  admission 94 

Local  reports 9G 

Ohio- 
Rules  for  admission 97 

Local   reports 99 

Oklahoma- 
Rules  for  admission 101 

Local   reports 103 

Oregon- 
Rules  for  admission 104 

Local  reports 105 

Pennsylvania- 
Rules  for  admission lOG 

Local  reports 109 

Rhode  Island- 
Rules    for    admission 110 

Local  reports Ill 

South  Carolina- 
Rules  for  admission 113 

Local  reports 114 

South  Dakota- 
Rules  for  admission 110 

Local    reports 118 

Tennessee- 
Rules  for  admission 119 

Local  reports 120 

Texas- 
Rules  for  admission 122 

Local    reports 123 


CONTENTS.  IX 

Utah—  Page 

Rules  for  admission 125 

Local   reports 125 

Vermont — 

Rules  for  admission 127 

Local    reix)rts 128 

Virginia- 
Rules  for  admission 130 

Local   reports 132 

VTasliington — 

Rules  for  admission 133 

Local  reports 13i 

West  Virginia- 
Rules  for  admission 13G 

Local    reports 137 

Wisconsin- 
Rules    for    admission 139 

Local    reports 141 

Wyoming- 
Rules  for  admission 142 

Local    reports 144 

The  Purpose  of  a  Digest 145 

Reports  and  Digests— 

The  National  Reporter  System 147 

The  Century  Digest 150 

Brief    Making 152 

The  Hornbook  Series  of  Text-Books 155 

Oiven's   Laxp  Quizzer 158 

Black's  La\ip   Dictionary 160 

Organization  and  Management  of  Business  Corporations.  .    162 

Law  Schools,  Listed  by  States 163 

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Recommendations  of  the  Committee  on  Legal 
Education  of  the  American  Bar  Asso- 
ciation  Respecting   Requirements 
for  Admission  to  the  Bar. 


In  1897  the  Committee  on  Legal  Education  of  the  American 
Bar  Association  recommended  the  following  provisions  "as 
forming  a  consistent  system  that  shall  both  protect  the  pro- 
fession and  guide  the  student." 

Citizenship — Age — Character. 

No  one  should  be  admitted  to  the  bar  unless  he  is  of  good 
moral  character,  is  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  is  a  citizen 
of  the  state. 

Registration. 

Upon  beginning  professional  study  a  student  should  register 
his  name  in  the  office  of  a  clerk  of  a  court  of  record  or  in  a 
law  school  that  is  incorporated  or  is  a  department  of  an  in- 
corporated university. 

Upon  petition,  the  law  examiners  should  relieve  from  the 
requirements  as  to  registration  a  candidate  whose  law  studies 
began  while  he  was  not  a  citizen  of  the  state ;  but  they  should 
not  grant  relief  upon  terms  that  would  give  such  a  candidate 
a  preference  over  ordinary  candidates. 

General  Education. 

Prior  to  registration  a  student  should  prove  that  he  has  re- 
ceived at  least  the  equivalent  of  a  high  school  education,  such 
proof  being  made  by  filing  certificates  or  by  passing  exam- 
inations, as  may  be  determined  by  the  law  examiners. 

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Xll       RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  AMERICAN  BAR  ASSOCIATION. 
Term  of  Study. 

A  candidate  should  not  be  admitted  to  the  bar  until  the 
end  of  three  full  calendar  years  of  law  study. 

Board  of  Examiners. 

In  all  parts  of  the  state  the  requirements  for  admission  to 
the  bar  should  be  uniform,  and  should  be  administered  by 
a  State  Board  of  Law  Examiners. 

Law  examiners  should  be  appointed  by  the  court  of  last 
resort,  and  should  serve  for  three  or  more  years,  part  of  the 
number  being  appointed  each  year. 

The  law  examiners  should  recommend  an  appropriate  or- 
der of  study,  and  should  designate  the  statutes,  leading  cases, 
and  practical  forms  with  which  students  must  become  familiar, 
and  in  all  other  practicable  ways  should  aid  candidates  to 
study  in  a  systematic  and  useful  manner. 

£xami]iation — Regulations — Scope,  etc. 

No  candidate  should  be  admitted  to  the  bar  without  exam- 
ination, except  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Law  examinations  should  be  held  at  such  times  and  places 
as  the  court  of  last  resort  may  see  fit;  due  announcement 
being  made  as  to  times,  places,  and  subjects. 

Law  examinations  should  consist  chiefly  of  written  an- 
swers to  printed  questions. 

Law  examinations  should  be  chiefly  devoted  to  solving  and 
discussing  legal  problems  similar  to  those  arising  in  office 
practice  and  in  litigation ;  and  questions  should  not  be  so 
framed  as  to  admit  "yes"  and  "no"  answers. 

A  candidate  should  be  permitted,  if  he  desires,  to  divide 
the  law  examination  into  two  parts ;  the  first  part  to  cover 
the  more  elementary  subjects  and  to  be  taken  not  earlier  than 
one  year  after  registration,  and  the  second  part  to  cover  the 


RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  AMERICAN  BAR  ASSOCIATION.       XIU 

more  advanced  subjects  and  to  be  taken  not  earlier  than  three 
years  after  registration. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Upon  petition,  the  law  examiners  should  relieve  from  all 
requirements,  save  the  requirements  as  to  character,  age, 
and  citizenship,  a  candidate  who  is  already  a  member  of  the 
bar  of  a  state  in  which  there  are  equivalent  requirements  for 
admission,  or  in  which,  after  admission,  he  has  been  in  ac- 
tive practice  for  five  years. 


RULES 


FOR 


ADMISSION  TO  THE   BAR. 


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Hniteb  States  Courts. 

Supreme  Court. 

It  shall  be  requisite  to  the  admission  of  attorneys  or  counsel- 
ors to  practice  in  this  court  that  they  shall  have  been  such  for 
three  years  past  in  the  Supreme  Courts  of  the  states  to  which 
they  respectively  belong,  and  that  their  private  and  professional 
character  shall  appear  to  be  fair.  The  prescribed  oath  shall  be 
taken. 

Sup.  Ct.  Rule  (3  Sup.  Ct.  Rep.  v). 

Circuit  Courts  of  Appeals. 

Although  the  rule  of  the  Circuit  Courts  of  Appeals  governing 
the  admission  of  attorneys,  as  adopted  primarily,  provides  that, 
to  become  eligible,  the  applicant  shall  have  been  admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  or  any  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States,  and 
shall  have  taken  the  prescribed  oath,  it  has  since  been  changed 
to  some  extent  in  several  of  the  circuits.  In  the  Third  circuit, 
the  clause  requiring  avowal  of  the  oath  has  been  annulled,  as 
respects  attorneys  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  Third  circuit;  in 
the  Fourth  circuit,  a  fee  of  $5  is  required;  in  the  Sixth  circuit, 
a  provision  is  made  for  a  certificate  of  admission  upon  demand 
and  payment  of  a  fee  of  $10 ;  in  the  Eighth  circuit,  former  ad- 
mission to  the  highest  court  of  any  state  within  that  circuit  is 
sufficient  qualification ;  and  in  the  Ninth  circuit,  former  admis- 
sion to  a  Circuit  Court  is  limited  to  admission  to  a  Circuit  Court 
of  the  Ninth  circuit,  and  is  enlarged  to  the  extent  that  former 
admission  in  the  highest  court  of  any  state  or  territory  shall 
constitute  qualification. 

C.  C.  A.  Rule  and  amendments  thereto  (12  Sup.  Ct.  vi,  vii ; 
15  Sup.  Ct.  V,  viii ;  90  Fed.  Ixxiii,  Ixxix,  xc,  xcix,  cxii,  cxxiv, 
cxxxv,  cxliv;  91  Fed.  v;  96  Fed.  iii). 

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4  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

Circuit  and  District  Courts. 

The  rules  for  admission  to  these  courts  vary.  Generally  at- 
torneys who  have  been  admitted  to  practice  in  other  United 
States  courts  or  the  highest  courts  of  a  state  or.  territory  are 
eligible. 


FEDERAL  COURT  DECISIONS. 

U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 

A  complete  set  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  Reports 
(1790  to  1907)  consists  of  206  volumes.  Everything  subse- 
quent to  vol.  105  is  covered  by  the  Supreme  Court  Reporter  (of 
the  National  Reporter  System)  in  a  set  of  27  volumes.  The 
Supreme  Court  Reporter  makes  currently  one  volume  a  year, 
covering  all  the  current  decisions  filed  by  the  court,  and  is  sup- 
plied to  subscribers  in  advance  sheets  as  published ;  these  being 
displaced  at  the  end  of  the  year  by  a  bound  volume  which  con- 
tains everything  in  the  official  edition,  and  is  equipped  with  a 
table  giving  the  official  page  references. 

There  are  other  editions  of  the  United  States  Reports, — one 
giving  vols.  1  to  206  in  51  books,  and  another  giving  vols.  1  to 
206  in  about  166  books. 

XT.  S.  Circuit  Courts  of  Appeals. 

These  courts  were  established  in  1891,  and  all  opinions  from 
the  beginning  have  been  reported  currently  in  the  Federal  Re- 
porter. (See  below.)  The  back  volumes  of  this  set,  therefore, 
incorporate  all  the  reported  decisions  from  these  nine  courts, 
and  the  current  numbers  give  the  first  report  of  the  current  de- 
cisions. 

The  decisions  are  reported  separately  in  the  C.  C.  A.  Reports, 
of  which  78  volumes  are  now  completed. 

IT.  S.  Circuit  and   District    Courts. 

The  early  decisions  of  these  courts  were  never  systematically 
reported  until  they  were  gathered  together  for  the  elaborate  re- 


RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  O 

print  known  as  the  Federal  Cases.  This  includes  all  decisions 
from  the  establishment  of  the  courts,  1789  to  1880,  including  all 
cases  reported  in  the  original  Reports  or  in  contemporary  jour- 
nals, etc.,  and  also  thousands  of  cases  never  before  reported. 
They  are  arranged  alphabetically,  show  every  known  citation, 
and  are  fully  annotated.    The  set  makes  30  books  and  a  digest. 

From  1880  the  decisions  of  these  courts  have  been  systemat- 
ically and  currently  reported  in  the  Federal  Reporter,  which 
now  (1907)  has  completed  151  volumes.  This  is  the  only  pub- 
lication which  reports  these  important  cases  systematically,  and 
it  is  practically  the  official  organ  of  the  courts.  The  current 
volumes  are  supplied  to  subscribers  first  in  weekly  advance 
sheets,  which  are  afterwards  displaced  by  the  bound  volumes. 
This  set  connects  with  the  Federal  Cases,  the  two  series  making 
a  complete  record  of  the  U.  S.  Circuit  and  District  Court  deci- 
sions. 

In  1891  the  scope  of  the  publication  was  extended  to  include 
the  newly-established  Circuit  Courts  of  Appeals. 

Prices  and  full  information  given  on  request. 

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Ctlabama. 


Citizenship — Age — Character. 

The  rules  for  admission  to  the  bar  in  this  state  provide  that 
the  applicant  shall  be  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  and  a  resi- 
dent of  Alabama,  of  full  age  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Examination — Regnlations — Scope — Fee. 

The  written  application  shall  be  delivered  to  the  chancery, 
circuit,  or  city  court  in  the  county  of  his  residence,  and  the  ap- 
plicant's qualifications,  other  than  legal,  shall  be  passed  upon  by 
the  court.  If  satisfactory,  he  shall  be  permitted  to  engage  in 
the  written  test,  the  questions  of  which  shall  be  propounded  by 
the  court  upon  the  subjects  of  the  Law  of  Real  Property,  Per- 
sonal Property,  Pleading  and  Evidence,  Commercial  Law, 
Criminal  Law,  Chancery  and  Chancery  Pleading,  the  Statute 
Law  of  the  State,  and  the  Constitutions  of  the  United  States 
and  of  the  State  of  Alabama.  Examination  papers,  both  ques- 
tions and  answers,  will  be  duly  certified  to  by  the  judge  or 
chancellor  before  Avhom  the  examination  was  held,  and  for- 
warded to  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court.  If  two  of 
the  three  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court,  passing  upon  the  an- 
swers, favor  admission,  they  shall  so  certify  to  the  judge  or 
chancellor  before  whom  the  examination  was  held,  who  will 
enter  an  order  granting  the  applicant  license  to  practice  law  in 
all  the  courts  of  this  state,  upon  taking  the  prescribed  oath. 
Successful  or  not,  the  applicant  shall  pay  the  costs,  and,  in  the 
latter  case,  may  renew  the  application  after  six  months. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

A  diploma  from  the  University  of  Alabama,  conferring  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws,  admits  without  examination,  upon 
proof  of  other  qualifications  required  by  the  statute. 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  7 

MiscellaneoTis. 

Minors  may  be  licensed  by  fulfilling  the  above  requirements, 
if  deemed  by  the  court  of  sufficient  maturity,  character,  and  at- 
tainments. 

No  definite  times  are  set  for  holding  examinations 

Sonrce  of  Rules. 

Civ.  Code  1896,  c.  12,  §§  579-587;  Pamph.  Acts  1897,  p. 
1482. 


ALABAMA  DECISIONS. 

1820  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Alabama  Reports   (down  to   1907)  con- 
sists of : 

Minor,  1  vol. 

Stewart,  3  vols. 

Stewart  &  Porter,  5  vols. 

Porter,  9  vols. 

Alabama,  vols.  1  to  14-i. 
We  are  reprinting  the  Alabama  Reports,  vols.  1  to  80  and  the 
18  preliminary  volumes,  in  a  series  of  49  books  (2  vols,  in  a 
book),  beginning  with  vol.  80  and  working  backward.  This 
Reprint  preserves  everything  (including  the  paging)  in  the 
original  Reports.  Each  case  is  fully  annotated,  showing  where 
such  case  has  been  subsequently  cited  by  the  Alabama  Supreme 
Court,  as  well  as  prior  and  subsequent  reports  of  the  same  case, 
and  also  showing  the  disposition  of  each  case  that  has  gone  to 
the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  Annotations  to  the  Century 
Digest  have  also  been  made,  showing,  in  connection  with  each 
case,  the  exact  places  in  the  Century  Digest  where  the  cognate 
authorities  have  been  collected  and  compared,  thus  bringing  to- 
gether all  the  law  applicable  to  any  particular  case.  This  Re- 
print will  be  sold  in  complete  sets  only.    Books  26  to  49,  cover- 


8  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

ing-  vols.  33  to  80  Alabama,  have  now  been  issued.    Write  for 
prices  and  specific  information. 

Vols.  81  to  94  of  the  Alabama  Reports  are  out  of  print,  and 
are  very  scarce  and  expensive.  The  only  convenient  method  of 
obtaining  the  later  Alabama  decisions  is  through  the  Southern 
Reporter,  43  vols.  This  set  contains  all  decisions  in  Alabama, 
vols.  81  to  144,  in  addition  to  a  number  of  Alabama  cases  which 
are  not  reported  in  the  official  reports ;  also  all  decisions  for  the 
last  20  years  of  Florida,  Louisiana,  and  Mississippi.  Tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Southern  make  it  a  simple 
matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  vol- 
ume and  page.  The  set  and  continuations  are  sold  at  a  fraction 
of  the  cost  of  the  State  Reports  covered.  In  fact,  the  cost  of 
continuing  the  Alabama  Reports  alone  is  much  in  excess  of  the 
cost  of  continuing  the  Southern  Reporter.  Prices  and  full  in- 
formation will  be  furnished  on  request. 

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Cllaska. 


Citizensliip — Age— Character. 

One  applying  for  admission  to  practice  in  this  district  shall 
be  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  one  who  has  declared  his 
intention  of  becoming  such,  a  resident  of  the  district,  21  years 
of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  application,  stating  the  foregoing  qualifications,  shall  be 
filed  with  the  district  court.  The  judges  thereof,  or  their  ap- 
pointees, shall  examine  the  candidate  as  to  his  legal  attain- 
ments, and  the  court  shall  administer  the  prescribed  oath  of 
office  if  the  examiners  so  advise.  A  fee  of  $10  shall  be  de- 
posited with  the  clerk  issuing  the  license. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Whenever  an  applicant  shall  produce  evidence  of  previous 
admission  in  the  highest  court  of  a  state  or  territory  of  the  Uni- 
ted States,  or  in  the  Supreme  Court  or  a  Circuit  Court  of  the 
United  States,  such  applicant  may  be  admitted  without  further 
examination. 
Miscellaneous. 

Women  shall  be  admitted  to  practice  in  this  district  upon  the 
same  conditions  as  men. 
Source  of  Rules. 

31  Stat.  p.  448,  §§  733-736 ;  Carter's  Codes,  c.  75. 


ALASKA  DECISIONS. 

1867  to  1907. 

There  are  two  volumes  of  Alaska  Reports  to  date,  covering 
from  the  organization  of  Alaska  as  district  court  in  1884  to 
1906. 

The  earlier  cases  which  arose  in  Alaska  are  reported  in  the 
Federal  Cases  and  Federal  Reporter.  Write  us  for  prices  and 
full  information  regarding  the  Alaska  Reports. 

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Ctrizona. 


Citizensliip— Age — Character. 

The  candidate  for  admission  to  the  bar  of  this  territory 
must  be  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  a  resident  of  this  ter- 
ritory, 21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

A  three  years'  course  of  study  is  required,  to  be  pursued 
either  in  the  office  of  some  attorney  in  good  standing  or  in 
some  recognized  law  school  or  university. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope^Fee. 

The  applicant  shall  be  required  to  submit  to  a  written  exam- 
ination prepared  by  the  Board  of  Examiners,  and  to  an  oral 
one,  if  deemed  necessary,  and  shall  be  required  to  answer 
correctly  a  minimum  of  70  per  cent,  of  the  questions  pro- 
pounded, in  order  to  entitle  him  to  the  certificate  of  the  board. 
Prior  to  examination  applicant  shall  pay  to  the  clerk  of  the 
Supreme  Court  a  fee  of  $10,  and  an  additional  fee  of  $10 
shall  be  paid  on  receipt  of  license  to  practice.  Any  applicant 
failing  to  pass  the  examination  may  apply  again  after  six 
months. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  applicant  residing  within  or  without  the  territory,  who 
has  been  a  member  of  the  bar  of  another  territory  or  state, 
or  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  in  good  standing  and  active 
practice  for  at  least  six  years  last  past,  may  be  admitted  on 
motion  made  by  some  member  of  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
upon  producing  a  certificate  showing  the  fact  of  such  admis- 
sion and  that  he  is  still  in  good  standing  in  that  court,  to- 
gether with  the  recommendation  of  at  least  one  of  the  judges 
of  said  court  of  last  resort.  A  fee  of  $10  shall  be  paid  for  the 
issuance  of  a  license. 

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Miscellaneous. 

Attorneys  licensed  in  any  of  the  district  courts  of  the  ter- 
ritory shall  be  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court 
on  motion  and  the  filing  of  a  certificate  stating  the  acquirements 
of  applicant  and  the  fact  of  previous  admission  to  any  such 
district  court.  The  Board  of  Examiners  shall  hold  at  least 
two  sessions  annually,  at  such  times  and  places  as  shall  be 
fixed  by  the  Supreme  Court. 

Sonrce  of  Rules. 

Act  April  1,  1907,  c.  76. 


ARIZONA  DECISIONS. 

1866  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Arizona  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  7  vols.  All  the  decisions  in  vols.  1  to  7  and  all  other  Arizona 
decisions  are  reported  in  the  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.,  together 
with  all  decisions  for  the  last  24  years  from  California,  Colora- 
do, Idaho,  Kansas,  Montana,  Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Oklahoma, 
Oregon,  Utah,  Washington,  and  Wyoming. 

The  Pacific  Reporter,  being  the  only  medium  through  which 
the  current  Arizona  decisions  may  be  had,  is  absolutely  essen- 
tial to  the  local  practitioner.  We  will  quote  prices,  etc.,  on  ap- 
pUcation. 

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drkansas. 

Citizenship — Age — Character. 

A  petitioner  for  admission  to  practice  must  be  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States,  a  bona  fide  resident  of  the  state,  21  years  of  age, 
and  of  good  moral  character. 

Examination — Regulations — Scop  e . 

The  application,  containing  sworn  statements  of  petitioner's 
general  qualifications  enumerated  above,  shall  be  presented  to 
a  court  of  record  of  the  state,  and  passed  upon  by  that  court, 
and,  if  satisfactory,  shall  be  followed  by  a  test  in  open  court  of 
the  appHcant's  legal  attainments.  In  the  discretion  of  the  court, 
based  upon  the  result  of  the  test,  the  oath  prescribed  by  law 
shall  be  administered  and  the  applicant  admitted  to  practice  in 
that  court. 

Source  of  Rules. 

St.  189i,  §§  422-424;  Sup.  Ct.  Rules  (52  S.  W.  v). 


ARKANSAS  DECISIONS. 

1837  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Arkansas  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  77  vols.  All  decisions  in  Arkansas,  vols.  47  to  77,  are  re- 
ported in  the  Southwestern  Reporter,  100  vols.  The  Arkansas 
Reports  are  partly  out  of  print,  and  are  scarce  and  rather  ex- 
pensive. The  Southwestern  Reporter  is  the  only  convenient 
method  of  obtaining  the  late  decisions  of  Arkansas.  It  also 
covers  all  decisions  for  the  last  21  years  from  the  Indian  Ter- 
ritory, Kentucky,  Missouri,  Tennessee,  and  Texas.  The  tables 
of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Southw'estern  make  it  a 
simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Re- 
port page  and  volume.  We  will  gladly  furnish  full  description 
and  prices  on  application. 

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Caltfornta. 


Citizenship — Age— Character. 

Any  citizen,  or  resident  who  has  bona  fide  declared  his  inten- 
tion of  becoming  a  citizen,  who  is  of  the  age  of  21  years  and  of 
good  moral  character,  shall  be  entitled  to  undergo  the  examina- 
tion of  legal  qualifications  that  is  required  precedent  to  admis- 
sion to  practice. 

Term  of  Study. 

In  the  certificate  filed  by  the  two  lawyers  of  the  court  as  an 
accompaniment  to  the  application,  an  opinion  of  these  lawyers, 
based  upon  personal  inspection,  shall  be  expressed  as  to  the 
time  given  in  preparation  by  the  applicant. 

Examination — Regolatious — Scope — Fee. 

The  application  shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  District 
Court  of  Appeal,  and  shall  have  annexed  thereto  the  certificate 
of  two  lawyers  of  good  standing  who  have  been  engaged  in 
practice  for  at  least  four  years,  attesting  that  they  have  care- 
fully questioned  applicant  upon  the  branches  of  law  and  have 
considered  the  period  stated  as  the  approximate  term  of  study, 
and  setting  forth  the  place  at  which  and  the  person  under  whom 
such  study  has  been  prosecuted,  the  books  that  have  been  read, 
and  the  other  appropriate  attainments  applicant  may  have  ac- 
quired. The  examination  is  oral,  and  shall  consist  of  queries 
upon  the  subjects  of  Blackstone's  Commentaries,  Kent's  Com- 
mentaries, Greenlcaf's  Evidence  (first  volume).  Story's  Equity 
Jurisprudence,  Gould's  Pleading,  Lube's  Equity  Pleading,  Par- 
sons on  Contracts,  Pomeroy's  Introduction  to  Municipal  Law, 
Code  of  Civil  Procedure,  Civil  Code,  and  the  Constitutions  of 
the  United  States  and  state  of  CaHfornia.  If  the  examination 
is  passed  satisfactorily,  the  applicant  shall  receive  a  certificate, 
and  the  oath  of  office  and  permission  to  practice ;  but  no  per- 
son rejected  shall  be  at  liberty  to  renew  the  application  earlier 
than  the  third  regular  term  next  after  such  rejection.    A  fee  of 

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$10  shall  in  all  cases  be  deposited  with  the  clerk  of  the  courts 
to  be  returned  in  case  of  failure  to  pass. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other   Jurisdictions. 

Every  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  resident  of  this  state 
who  has  bona  fide  declared  his  intention  of  becoming  a  citizen, 
who  has  been  licensed  to  practice  in  another  jurisdiction  where 
the  common  law  prevails  as  a  basis,  may  be  admitted  to  practice 
in  this  state  by  any  District  Court  of  Appeal  upon  production 
of  such  license  and  proof  of  good  moral  character;  but  the 
court  may  examine  the  applicant  as  to  his  qualifications. 

Miscellaneous. 

Applications  shall  in  all  instances  be  made  before  one  of  the 
District  Courts  of  Appeal.  There  are  three  districts :  First,  at 
San  Francisco ;  second,  at  Los  Angeles ;  and,  third,  at  Sacra- 
mento. Each  district  regulates  its  own  examinations  as  to  t-'me. 
Qualification  before  the  District  Court  of  Appeal  admits  to 
practice  in  every  court  in  the  state,  including  Supreme  Court. 
The  foregoing  rules  apply  to  women  as  well  as  to  men. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Code  Civ.  Proc.  1899,  §§  275-279,  as  amended  by  St.  1905, 
pp.  5,  6,  Sup.  Ct.  &  Dist.  Ct.  App.  Rules,  in  effect  February 
18,  1905  (78  Pac.  vii) 


CALIFORNIA  DECISIONS. 

1850  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  California  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of  148  vols.  The  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.,  contams 
all  the  decisions  in  California,  vols.  64  to  148,  and  also  up- 
ward of  1,800  California  decisions,  which  have  been  omitted 
from  the  state  reports.  These  represent  enough  matter  to  make 
about  20  additional  volumes  of  California  Reports.  Under 
constitutional  amendment,  adopted  Nov.  8,  1904,  the  District 


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Courts  of  Appeal  were  established,  for  the  purpose  of  relieving 
the  pressure  on  the  Supreme  Court.  The  decisions  of  these 
courts  are  reported  in  full  in  the  Pacific  Reporter.  The  set  also 
contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  34  years  from  Arizona,  Col- 
orado, Idaho,  Kansas,  Montana,  Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Okla- 
homa, Oregon,  Utah,  Washington,  and  Wyoming.  The  tables 
of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Pacific  makes  it  a  simple 
matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page 
and  volume.    Write  for  full  information  and  price. 

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Colorabo. 


Citizensliip— Age— Character. 

To  entitle  an  applicant  to  the  examination  for  a  license,  he 
must  prove  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board  of  examiners  that  he 
is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  has  declared  his  intention, 
a  resident  of  this  state,  of  full  age,  and  of  good  moral  char- 
acter. 

General  Etdncation. 

The  applicant  must  be  a  graduate  of  an  approved  high  or 
preparatory  school,  have  been  admitted  to  a  college  or  univer- 
sity or  have  passed  an  examination  before  the  state  superin- 
tendent of  public  instruction. 

Term  of  Study. 

A  regular  clerkship  shall  be  served  in  the  office  of  a  practi- 
cing attorney  of  this  state  after  the  age  of  18  has  been  reached, 
or  after  such  age  a  course  of  study  in  a  reputable  law  school 
shall  be  pursued,  before  permission  v^ill  be  granted  to  enter  up- 
on the  examination.  The  duration  of  the  period  so  spent  shall 
be  three  years,  and  may  be  apportioned  between  the  two  modes 
of  study. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  board  of  examiners  appointed  by  the  Supreme  Court 
shall  consist  of  five  members  of  the  bar,  each  of  five  years' 
standing.  Before  examination  the  candidate  shall  satisfy  the 
board  that  he  has  not  undergone  an  examination  for  a  license 
to  practice,  and  been  refused  admission,  within  six  months  im- 
mediately preceding.  The  test  shall  consist  of  oral  or  written 
questions  and  answers,  or  partly  oral  and  partly  written,  as  the 
board  of  examiners  may  select. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

One  duly  licensed  to  practice  in  the  highest  court  of  a  for- 
eign state  or  country  may  be  admitted  in  this  state,  with  or 
without  examination,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Supreme  Court, 

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provided  he  is  an  attorney  of  five  years'  standing  in  a  state 
where  the  requirements  for  admission  are  equal  to  those  in  this 
state,  and  of  ten  years'  standing,  if  otherwise,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  granted  a  hcense  in  a  foreign  jurisdiction  while  a 
citizen  of  this.  To  entitle  a  candidate  from  another  state  to  ex- 
amination, he  shall  prove  that  he  has  studied  law  within  this 
state  for  one  year  subsequent  to  one  year  of  practice  in  the  state 
of  his  admission. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  will  be  held  twice  a  year  during  the  months  of 
June  and  December,  at  the  Supreme  Court  rooms  at  Denver. 
No  person  shall  be  denied  a  license  to  practice  as  aforesaid  on 
account  of  race  or  sex. 

In  the  oath  required  of  the  applicant,  he  shall  agree  to  com- 
mence the  practice  of  law  within  three  months  from  the  date  of 
admission  and  to  make  the  same  his  permanent  and  usual  oc- 
cupation. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Mills'  Ann.  St.  p.  465,  §§  196-198 ;  Mills'  Ann.  St.  Supp.  p. 
94,  §  206 ;  Sup.  Ct.  Rules  39-47  (80  Pac.  xi-xiii). 


COLORADO  DECISIONS. 

1864  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Colorado  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

Colorado  Supreme,  34  vols.,  1864  to  1907. 
Colorado  Appeals,  20  vols.,  1891  to  1907. 

All  the  decisions  in  Colorado  Supreme,  vols.  7  to  34,  and  all 
decisions  of  the  Colorado  Court  of  Appeals,  are  reported  in  the 
Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.,  together  with  all  decisions  for  the 
last  24  years  from  Arizona,  California,  Idaho,  Kansas,  Mon- 
tana, Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Oklahoma,  Oregon,  Utah,  Wash- 
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ington,    and  Wyoming.     Tables    of   cross-citations  make   the 
cases  perfectly  available,  however  cited. 

Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  mining  litigation  in  Colorado, 
the  Pacific  is  of  particular  importance  there,  as  it  contains  the 
decisions  of  all  the  West  Coast  states,  in  which  the  same  ques- 
tions are  likely  to  have  arisen.  Write  for  prices  and  full  infor- 
mation. 

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Connecticut 


Citizenship— Age — Character. 

The  candidate  for  admission  to  the  bar  shall  prove  to  the  sat- 
isfaction of  the  committee  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character,  provided 
that,  in  case  he  shall  reach  his  majority  before  the  next  semi- 
annual meeting  of  the  committee,  he  shall  be  admitted  to  the 
examination  and,  upon  recommendation,  admitted  to  practice 
after  he  shall  become  21. 

General  Education. 

He  shall  satisfy  the  committee  that  he  has  graduated  from 
a  high  school,  college,  or  preparatory  school  of  good  standing, 
or  has  been  admitted  to  a  law  school,  the  requirements  for  en- 
trance to  which  shall  be  approved  by  the  committee. 

Term  of  Study. 

He  shall  certify  to  the  committee,  too,  that  after  arriving  at 
the  age  of  18  he  has  studied  for  three  years  in  a  law  school  or 
in  an  office  under  the  supervision  of  a  practicing  attorney,  or 
both,  provided  that,  in  the  case  of  those  not  graduates  of  a  law 
school,  at  least  one  year  of  such  study  shall  be  spent  in  this 
state. 

Examination — Regulations^Scope— Fee. 

Previous  to  the  examination  an  application  shall  be  filed  with 
the  clerk  of  the  superior  court  where  the  examination  is  held, 
containing  a  certificate  from  the  clerk  of  the  superior  court  of 
the  county  in  which  he  intends  to  apply,  which  must  be  the 
county  in  which  he  has  last  studied,  or,  if  he  has  not  studied 
in  an  office,  the  county  in  which  he  resides,  stating  that  the 
candidate  has  filed  an  application,  accompanied  by  a  certificate 
of  good  moral  character  signed  by  two  members  of  the  bar  of 
the  state  of  at  least  five  years'  standing,  on  or  before  May  1st 

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for  the  June  examination,  and  on  or  before  December  1st  for 
the  December  examination,  and  that  it  was  approved  by  the  bar 
of  the  county.  The  Hst  of  subjects  to  be  contained  in  Jhe  test  is 
left  to  the  discretion  of  the  committee,  consisting  of  15  mem- 
bers of  the  bar,  of  which  one  or  more  shall  be  judges  of  the  su- 
perior court,  and  the  rest  attorneys  residing  in  this  state,  but 
such  test  shall  include  questions  upon  the  Law  of  Pleading, 
Practice,  and  Evidence,  Constitutional  Law,  the  Law  of  Real 
and  Personal  Property,  Contracts,  Torts,  Equity,  Criminal 
Law,  Wills  and  Administration,  Corporations,  Partnership, 
Negotiable  Paper,  Agency,  Bailments,  and  Domestic  Relations. 
A  fee  of  $10  shall  accompany  the  application,  and  in  case  of 
success  in  the  test  another  fee  of  $5  shall  be  deposited  with  the 
clerk  who  issues  the  license. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Attorneys  licensed  in  other  states  shall  be  admitted  to  exam- 
ination upon  satisfactory  proof  that  they  have  been  duly  ad- 
mitted in  such  state ;  that  they  are  citizens  of  the  United  States, 

21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character ;  that  they  have 
filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  superior  court  in  the  county  in  which 
they  reside  notice  of  intention  to  apply ;  and  that  such  applica- 
tion has  been  approved  by  the  bar  of  the  county.  If  one  such 
has  practiced  for  three  years  before  the  bar  of  another  state, 
he  shall  be  admitted  without  examination  upon  proof  of  the 
general  qualifications  required  of  other  applicants. 

Miscellaneous. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  attorney  in  this  state  who  takes 
a  pupil  for  instruction  to  register  the  name  and  the  date  of  the 
beginning  of  study  of  such  pupil,  and  the  computation  of  the 
term  of  study  shall  commence  with  such  registration. 

Examinations  are  held  at  10  a.  m.  in  the  Supreme  Court 
room  at  Hartford  on  the  Friday  after  Christmas  (if  this  or  the 
following  day  is  New  Years,  then  the  second  day  before  New 
Years),  and  at  New  Haven  on  the  third  Thursday  before  the 


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last  Monday  of  June  at  the  Yale  Law  School  Building,  at  the 
same  hour. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Gen.  St.  1902,  §§  458,  459,  4795;  Rules  Super.  Ct.  Feb.  15, 
1905,  as  amended  June,  1906. 


CONNECTICUT  DECISIONS. 

1785  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Connecticut  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

Kirby,  1  vol. 
Root,  2  vols. 
Day,  5  vols, 
Connecticut,  78  vols. 

The  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.,  contains  all  decisions  from 
and  including  vol.  53  Conn.,  and  also  all  decisions  for  the  past 
22  years  for  Delaware,  Maine,  Maryland,  New  Hampshire, 
New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Rhode  Island,  and  Vermont.  It 
contains,  also,  hundreds  of  decisions  omitted  from  the  State 
Reports.  Tables  of  cross-citations  make  the  cases  perfectly 
available,  however  cited.  We  will  be  pleased  to  furnish  spe- 
cific information  and  prices  on  application. 

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X)elaxpare. 


Citizenship— Age— Character. 

The  candidate  shall  be  a  resident  of  this  state  and  of  the 
county  in  which  he  is  registered,  18  years  of  age  before  reg- 
istration, and  of  good  moral  character. 

General  Education. 

He  shall  pass  an  examination  in  Latin,  higher  mathematics, 
and  English  and  American  history,  before  the  board  of  exam- 
iners, previous  to  his  commencement  of  the  study  of  law,  and 
the  certificate  of  the  board  must  be  approved  by  a  resident 
judge  of  the  county  before  he  can  be  registered  as  a  student. 

Term  of  Study. 

A  preliminary  term  of  study  of  three  years  in  the  office  of 
a  practicing  attorney  of  ten  years'  standing  shall  be  pursued  be- 
fore the  examination. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope. 

The  test  of  legal  qualifications  shall  be  such  as  the  board  of 
examiners  may  decide  upon.  The  oath  prescribed  by  law  shall 
follow,  if  the  general  qualifications  before  mentioned  have 
been  fulfilled. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  on  Thursdays,  commencing  three 
weeks  before  the  February,  May,  and  November  terms,  and  ap- 
plications should  be  addressed  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Examiners  at  Wilmington. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  St.  1874,  c.  92,  §  6;  Id.  c.  24,  §  4;  13  Del.  Laws,  c.  117, 
§  3 ;  Rules  of  Board  of  Examiners. 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  23 

DELAWARE  DECISIONS. 

1814  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Delaware  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

Harrington,  5  vols. 
Houston,  9  vols. 
Marvel,  2  vols. 
Pennewill,  4  vols. 
Delaware  Chancery,  7  vols. 
Houston's  Criminal,  1  vol. 

Delaware  Reports  are  partly  out  of  print,  and  are  scarce  and 
expensive.  The  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.,  contains  all  deci- 
sions in  Houston,  vols.  7  to  9,  Marvel,  2  vols.,  Pennewill,  4 
vols.,  Delaware  Chancery,  vols.  6  and  7,  and  also  all  decisions 
for  the  past  22  years  from  Connecticut,  Maine,  Maryland,  New 
Hampshire,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Rhode  Island,  and  Ver- 
mont. Tables  of  cross-citations  make  the  cases  perfectly  avail- 
able, however  cited.  We  will  furnish  full  information  and  price 
on  request. 

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District  of  Columbia 

Character. 

No  applicant  shall  be  admitted  to  examination  for  admission 
to  the  Supreme  Court  until  he  shall  have  offered  proof  of  good 
moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

Satisfactory  proof  shall  also  be  presented  that  the  candidate 
has  studied  law  under  the  direction  of  a  competent  attorney  for 
at  least  three  years,  provided  that  diligent  study  in  a  law  school 
shall,  to  the  extent  thereof,  be  computed  as  a  part  thereof,  and 
an  academic  year  in  such  school  shall  be  considered  a  year  with- 
in the  meaning  of  the  rule. 

Examination — Regulations— Scope— Fee. 

Applications  shall  be  made  in  writing  to  the  court,  and  shall 
contain  the  name,  age,  and  residence  of  the  candidate,  the  time 
and  place  of  preliminary  study,  and  duration  of  the  same,  and 
the  law  books  he  has  read.  A  fee  of  $5  shall  accompany  each 
application,  which  fee  shall  entitle  the  candidate  to  a  second  ex- 
amination, if  he  fails  in  the  first;  but,  if  the  board  favors  ad- 
mission, the  oath  is  administered  and  license  given. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

The  petition  of  one  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  United  States,  or  of  a  state  or  territory,  shall  state  the 
name  of  the  court  granting  such  license,  the  time  of  admission, 
and  when  and  where  and  for  what  period  he  studied  law.  If 
now  a  bona  fide  resident  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  one  ad- 
mitted in  another  jurisdiction  may  be  admitted  here  without 
examination,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court,  if  proof  of  good 
morals  is  given  and  a  like  courtesy  is  extended  in  that  jurisdic- 
tion to  attorneys  of  this  District. 

Miscellaneous. 

To  entitle  a  candidate  to  admission  to  the  Court  of  Appeals, 
he  shall  offer  satisfactory  proof  of  former  admission  to  the  Su- 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  25 

preme  Court  of  the  United  States,  or  to  the  highest  court  of 
one  of  the  United  States,  or  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  Dis- 
trict, and  also  proof  of  good  standing  in  that  court,  and  shall 
pay  to  the  clerk  issuing  the  license  a  fee  of  $5. 

Examinations  are  held  in  June  and  November,  and  applica- 
tions should  be  addressed  to  the  court  in  general  term,  care 
of  the  clerk  of  the  court. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rules  Sup.  Ct.  Oct.  31,  1899 ;  Rules  Ct.  of  App. 


^lortba. 


Age — CliaTacter. 

Before  admission  to  practice  will  be  granted  in  this  state,  the 
applicant  shall  offer  satisfactory  evidence  to  the  judge  of  the 
circuit  court  to  whom  he  applies  that  he  is  21  years  of  age  and 
of  good  moral  character. 

EKamination— Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

If  the  foregoing  general  qualifications  are  sufficient,  the  can- 
didate shall  enter  upon  an  examination  of  legal  qualifications 
before  the  judge  of  the  circuit  court  and  at  least  two  members 
of  the  bar,  to  be  selected  by  said  judge,  and  shall  receive  from 
them,  if  his  examination  has  been  favorable,  a  certificate  and 
license  to  practice  in  the  circuit  and  inferior  courts  of  the  state. 
Such  examination  shall  be  held  in  open  court,  at  some  regular 
or  special  term  of  said  court.  This  certificate  shall  be  recorded 
by  the  clerk  of  the  court  at  the  expense  of  the  candidate.  The 
prescribed  oath  shall  follow. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Attorneys  admitted  to  practice  in  one  of  the  Circuit  Courts 
of  the  United  States,  or  in  a  Supreme  Court  of  one  of  the  Unit- 
ed States,  shall  be  admitted  to  practice  in  the  circuit  courts  of 
this  state  upon  tendering  the  license  or  certificate  of  his  ad- 
mission to  practice  in  said  courts. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

Any  graduate  of  the  law  department  of  the  John  B.  Stetson 
University,  who  has  taken  the  full  prescribed  course  therein  of 
not  less  than  two  years,  may  be  admitted  to  practice  in  all  the 
courts  of  this  state  without  examination,  upon  the  production 
of  a  diploma  issued  by  the  board  of  trustees  of  said  university, 
and  satisfactory  evidence  that  he  is  21  years  of  age  and  of  good 
moral  character.    Prescribed  oath  shall  be  taken. 

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Admission  to  Practice  in  the  Supreme  Court. 

Any  attorney  producing  satisfactory  evidence  of  having  been 
admitted  to  practice  in  some  circuit  court  of  this  state,  or  in 
one  of  the  Circuit  Courts  of  the  United  States,  or  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  one  of  the  United  States,  and  that  he  sustains 
a  fair  private  and  professional  character,  rhay  be  admitted  to 
practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  upon  taking  the  prescribed  oath. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Gen.  St.  1906,  §§  1348-1350;  Rules  Sup.  Ct.  adopted  March 
2,  1905. 


FLORIDA  DECISIONS. 

1846  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Florida  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  50  vols.  All  decisions  in  Florida,  vols.  23  to  50,  and  many 
other  decisions  not  yet  published  in  the  State  Reports,  are  re- 
ported in  full  in  the  Southern  Reporter,  43  vols.  The  set  also 
contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  20  years  of  Alabama,  Louisi- 
ana, and  Mississippi.  Tables  of  cross-citations  make  the  cases 
perfectly  available,  however  cited.  Write  us  for  price  and  de- 
tailed information. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


(Beor^ta. 


Citizenship — Age — Character. 

For  the  purpose  of  admission,  the  candidate  shall  file  with  a 
judge  of  the  superior  court  his  petition  in  writing,  stating  that 
he  is  a  citizen  of  the  state  and  of  good  moral  character.  The 
age  of  the  candidate  is  immaterial. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

By  this  same  petition,  applicant  shall  show  by  the  certificate 
of  two  attorneys  of  the  court  that  he  has  studied  at  least  one 
standard  work  on  each  of  the  subjects  he  is  to  be  examined 
upon,  which  test  shall  embrace  questions  on  the  principles  of  the 
common  and  statute  law  of  England  of  force  in  this  state,  the 
law  of  pleading  and  evidence,  the  principles  of  equity  and  eq- 
uity pleading  and  practice,  the  Revised  Code  of  this  state,  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States  and  of  this  state,  and  the  rules 
of  practice  in  the  superior  courts.  The  questions  of  such  ex- 
amination are  prepared  by  the  state  board  of  examiners,  three  in 
number,  appointed  by  the  Supreme  Court,  and  sent  on  request 
to  the  judge  of  the  superior  court.  In  order  to  be  entitled  to 
admission,  applicant  shall  satisfactorily  answer  what  is  equiva- 
lent in  value  to  70  per  cent,  of  the  questions  propounded.  A 
fee  of  $15  shall  accompany  each  application,  and  another  fee  of 
$5  shall  be  paid  the  clerk  issuing  the  license. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  (5ther  Jurisdictions. 

Attorneys  admitted  to  practice  in  other  states,  where  attor- 
neys from  this  state  are  admitted  without  examination,  shall  be 
permitted  to  practice  here  upon  proof  of  such  previous  license 
and  good  moral  character.  Such  attorneys  at  law  of  any  state 
are  not  thus  permitted  to  practice  law  in  this  state,  unless  those 
of  this  staie  are  likewise  permitted  to  practice  law  in  their 
courts. 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  29 

Admissioji  on  Diploma. 

Graduates  of  the  Law  Department  of  the  State  University, 
of  the  Law  School  of  Mercer  University,  of  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  Emory  College,  and  of  the  Atlanta  Law  School  are  not 
required  to  pass  the  examination,  but  shall  be  admitted  upon 
presentation  of  diploma. 

Miscellaneous. 

Aliens  who  have  been  residents  of  this  state  for  two  years, 
and  who  have  declared  their  intention  of  becoming  citizens, 
shall  be  eligible  to  admission.  Attorneys  who  have  been  li- 
censed in  the  superior  courts  shall  be  admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  upon  certificate  of  two  attorneys  of  that  court  in  good 
standing,  that  such  applicants  are  of  good  moral  and  profes- 
sional character. 

Examinations  are  held  on  Wednesdays  after  the  second  Mon- 
days of  June  and  December  at  places  to  be  designated  by  the 
judge  of  the  superior  court.  Application  must  be  sent  to  the 
judge  at  least  ten  days  before  the  day  of  examination.  All  in- 
quiries for  information  in  regard  to  admission  to  the  bar  should 
be  addressed  to  Hon.  Joseph  A.  Lamar,  Chairman  Board  of 
Examiners,  Augusta,  Ga.* 

Source  of  Rnles. 

Civ.  Code  1895,  §§  4397-4412 ;  Acts  Dec.  18,  1897,  amend- 
ed; Acts  Dec.  19,  1898;  Rules  Sup.  Ct.  (26  S.  E.  vi;  33  S.  E. 
v.-vii). 


♦Note. — The  above  are  the  rules  as  in  force  April,  1907.  At  pres- 
ent there  are  some  changes  pending  in  the  rules,  which  have  not  been 
determined  upon.  Inquiries  in  regard  to  the  ponding  changes,  should 
be  addressed  to  Hon.  Joseph  A.  Lamar,  Chairman  Board  of  Ex- 
aminers, Augusta,  Ga. 


30  KULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE   BAB. 

GEORGIA  DECISIONS. 

1805  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Georgia  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

T.  U.  P.  Charlton,  1  vol. 
R.  M.  Charlton,  1  vol. 
Dudley,  1  vol. 
Georgia  Decisions,  1  vol. 
Georgia  Reports,  125  vols. 

Georgia  Reports  are  largely  out  of  print  and  expensive.  All 
Georgia  decisions,  from  and  including  vol.  78,  are  reported  in 
the  Southeastern  Reporter,  55  vols.,  together  with  all  decisions 
for  the  past  20  years  from  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina, 
Virginia,  and  West  Virginia.  Cross-citation  tables  make  the 
cases  perfectly  available,  however  cited.  We  will  be  pleased 
to  furnish  prices  and  full  information  on  request. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


^awaii. 


Citizenship — Age — Character. 

Each  applicant  for  admission  in  this  territory  shall  file  with 
the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  an  application  in  writing,  set- 
ting forth  his  name,  age,  nationality,  last  place  of  residence, 
and  the  character  and  term  of  his  study. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

Sufficient  certificates  of  applicant's  good  moral  character, 
and,  if  he  is  a  member  of  the  bar  of  any  other  court,  the  cer- 
tificate of  admission  to  such  bar,  shall  accompany  the  applica- 
tion. Power  to  examine  candidates  foi  admission  to  the  bar  of 
the  Supreme  Court  is  vested  solely  in  the  Supreme  Court.  No 
applicant  who  is  not  a  member  of  the  bar  of  the  highest  court 
of  some  other  state,  territory,  or  country,  will  be  admitted  or 
examined  for  admission  to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court,  un- 
less, as  a  part  of  his  preparation,  he  shall  have  studied  diligent- 
ly at  least  two  years  in  a  law  school  or  the  office  of  a  competent 
attorney,  or  partly  in  one  and  partly  in  the  other.  No  person 
not  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  will  be  admitted  unless  he 
shall  have  bona  fide  declared  his  intention  to  become  a  citizen 
in  the  manner  required  by  law.  No  applicant  whose  applica- 
tion has  been  denied  shall  apply  again  for  admission  within  one 
year. 

Attorneys  in  District  Courts. 

The  Supreme  Court  and  the  several  circuit  courts  shall  have 
power  to  admit  as  practitioners  such  persons,  being  Hawaiian 
citizens  of  good  moral  character,  as  said  courts  may  find  qual- 
ified. Prescribed  oath  will  be  administered.  License  thus 
granted  shall  extend  over  a  term  of  two  years,  and  shall  be  val- 
id in  all  the  judicial  circuits  of  the  territory.    A  fee  of  $-3  will 

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32  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

be  paid  for  the  first  license,  and  a  fee  of  $2  for  each  renewal 
thereof. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Civ.  Laws  1897,  c.  84;  Rev.  Laws  1905,  c.  116;    Sup.  Ct. 
Rule  16,  in  force  March  21,  1906  (17  Hawaii,  655). 


HAWAIIAN  DECISIONS. 

1847-1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Hawaiian  Reports  (down  to  1906)  con- 
sists of  17  vols.  There  are  also  2  vols,  of  reports  of  the  United 
States  District  Court  for  the  District  of  Hawaii,  and  a  Digest 
covering  vols.  1-14  Hawaiian  Reports.  Write  for  prices  and 
full  information. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


3baI?o. 


Citizenship — Age — Character. 

Any  citizen,  or  person  who  has  bona  fide  declared  his  in- 
tention of  becoming-  a  citizen,  who  is  a  resident  of  this  state, 
of  the  age  of  21  years,  and  of  good  moral  character,  shall 
be  eligible  to  admission  as  attorney  and  counselor  in  all  the 
courts  of  the  state. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

Besides  fulfilling  the  general  qualifications,  the  applicant  shall 
prove  satisfactorily  that  he  purposes  following  the  profession 
of  law,  and  shall  then  undergo  an  examination  in  writing  by 
the  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court,  provided,  that  the  district 
courts  may  admit  to  their  own  and  to  the  inferior  courts  upon 
like  testimonials  and  examination.  A  fee  of  $25  shall  be  paid 
to  the  State  Treasurer,  and  a  fee  of  $2  to  the  clerk  issuing  the 
license. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Application  by  an  attorney  of  the  highest  court  of  another 
state  shall  be  made  in  person  and  by  written  petition,  stating 
the  fact  of  former  admission  and  of  good  standing  before  that 
court  at  the  time  of  application.  The  court,  in  its  discretion, 
may  dispense  with  the  examination. 

Miscellaneous. 

In  the  application  shall  be  oflfered  a  certificate  of  two  repu- 
table lawyers  engaged  in  practice,  containing  statements  of  the 
candidate's  preliminary  training,  the  time  he  has  spent  upon  the 
study  of  law,  the  books  he  has  read,  and  any  other  appropriate 
acquirements  he  may  have  attained.  Examinations  are  held  the 
first  Saturday  of  each  term,  and  applications  must  be  filed  with 
the  clerk  before  these  days.  Terms  are  held  at  Boise  City  on 
first  Monday  of  February,  first  Monday  of  May,  and  third 
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Si  RULES    FOB   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

Monday  of  November,  and  at  Lewiston  on  third  Monday  of 
March  and  fifth  Monday  of  September. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  St.  1887,  §§  3990-3994;   Sup.  Ct.  Rules. 


IDAHO  DECISIONS. 

1866  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Idaho  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists  of 
11  vols.  The  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.,  contains  all  Idaho  de- 
cisions from  and  including  vol.  2  (1881),  and  all  decisions  for 
the  last  24  years  of  Arizona,  California,  Colorado,  Kansas, 
Montana,  Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Oklahoma,  Oregon,  Utah, 
Washington,  and  Wyoming.  Owing  to  the  limited  quantity  of 
local  precedents,  it  is  necessary  to  go  to  other  states  for  case- 
law  authorities,  and  the  Pacific  is  usually  regarded  as  indispen- 
sable. 

The  Idaho  Code  was  adapted  from  that  of  California,  and 
the  decisions  of  that  state  are  therefore  followed  closely  by  the 
Idaho  courts.  The  Pacific  Reporter  contains  nearly  70  per 
cent,  of  all  the  decisions  as  reported  in  the  California  Reports 
and,  in  addition,  upward  of  1,800  decisions  omitted  from  the 
State  Reports,  and  only  published  in  the  Reporter.  The  tables 
of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  simple 
matter  to  find  cases,  even  if  cited  to  the  State  Reports  only. 
Write  for  prices  and  full  information. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


3Utuots. 


Citizenship — Age — Character. 

Every  applicant  for  admission  shall  present  to  the  board  of 
examiners  his  affidavit,  or  that  of  some  other  reputable  citizen 
for  him,  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  a  resident  of 
this  state,  and  21  years  of  age;  also,  a  transcript  of  record 
from  a  court  of  record  of  this  state  showing  that  the  petitioner 
is  of  good  moral  character,  which  transcript  shall  show  that  at 
least  two  reputable  attorneys  of  such  court  of  record  appeared 
before  said  court  and  testified  that  applicant  was  a  person  of 
good  moral  character. 

General    Education. 

Before  entering  upon  the  examination,  the  petitioner  shall 
offer  proof  of  a  preliminary  education,  other  than  legal,  equal 
to  that  required  to  obtain  a  diploma  in  a  high  school  in  this 
state. 

Term  of  Study. 

Every  applicant,  except  those  who  apply  for  admission  by 
virtue  of  admission  in  another  state  or  foreign  country,  shall 
offer  satisfactory  proof  that  he  has  pursued  for  the  period  of 
three  years,  during  at  least  36  weeks  in  each  year,  a  course  of 
law  studies  covering  the  subjects  below  enumerated,  naming 
the  books  read,  and  that  such  law  studies  have  been  pursued 
in  some  repvitable  law  school  or  under  th6  tuition  of  one  or 
more  licensed  lawyers ;  a  portion  of  the  time  under  either  sys- 
tem, the  remainder  under  the  other,  being  allowable. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  test,  written  in  whole  or  in  part,  shall  be  as  nearly  as 
possible  uniform  throughout  the  state,  and  shall  consist  of  ques- 
tions upon  the  subjects  of  Real  and  Personal  Property,  Person- 
al Rights,  Torts,  Contracts,  Evidence,  Common-Law  and  Equi- 
ty Pleading,  Partnerships,  Bailments,  Negotiable  Instruments, 

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36  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

Principal  and  Agent,  Principal  and  Surety,  Domestic  Relations, 
Wills,  Corporations,  Equity  Jurisprudence,  Criminal  Law,  and 
upon  the  Principles  of  the  Constitutions  of  the  State  of  the 
United  States,  and  Legal  Ethics.  If  the  applicant  has  fulfilled 
the  general  qualifications  and  satisfactorily  passed  the  examina- 
tion, the  board  shall  report  that  state  of  facts  to  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  a  license  shall  be  granted  upon  avowal  by  the  appli- 
cant of  the  oath  prescribed  by  law.  In  case  of  failure  in  the 
examination,  the  applicant  shall  not  be  admitted  to  another  test 
until  at  least  one  examination  has  intervened  after  such  rejec- 
tion, and  shall  file  with  the  board  proof  that  he  has  studied 
law  during  the  intervening  time  subsequent  to  the  prior  exam- 
ination. 

Admission   of   Attorneys    from    Other    Jurisdictions. 

Attorneys  from  other  states  shall  be  admitted  in  this  state, 
exempt  from  the  written  examination  by  the  board,  by  pre- 
senting their  license  from  said  state,  and  proof  that  in  the  state 
in  which  the  license  was  issued  the  requirements  for  admission, 
when  they  were  admitted,  were  equal  to  those  prescribed  in  this 
state,  or  that  they  have  practiced  five  full  years  in  courts  of 
record  under  their  license,  and  shall  offer  proof,  too,  of  their 
general  qualifications,  as  required  of  applicants  of  this  state. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  at  Ottawa  on  last  Tuesday  of  Febru- 
ary, at  Chicago  on  fourth  Tuesday  of  June,  at  Springfield  on 
first  Tuesday  of  October,  and  at  Mt.  Vernon  on  first  Tuesday 
of  December — all  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.  Applications,  on  printed 
forms  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Examiners,  must  be  filed  with 
the  Secretary,  N.  W.  Branson,  Petersburg.  111.,  at  least  three 
weeks  before  the  meeting  of  the  board  at  which  the  applicant 
desires  to  be  examined,  and  must  be  accompanied  by  all  the 
proofs  required  by  the  rules  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  the 
Board  of  Examiners.  A  fee  of  $10  shall  accompany  each  ap- 
plication. No  person  shall  be  refused  a  license  to  practice  on 
account  of  sex. 


RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  37 

Source  of  Rules. 

Kurd's  Rev.  St.  1905,  c.  13,  §§  1-i;  Sup.  Ct.  Rules,  §  39 
(68  N.  E.  x-xi)  ;  Rules,  Regulations,  and  Forms  adopted  by 
the  State  Board  of  Law  Examiners,  January  12,  1898. 


ILLINOIS  DECISIONS. 

1819  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Illinois  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  222  vols.  All  decisions  from  and  including  vol.  114  are  re- 
ported in  the  Northeastern  Reporter,  80  vols.,  together  with 
all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  from  Indiana,  Alassachusetts, 
New  York,  and  Ohio.  The  set  is  sold  for  a  small  part  of  the 
cost  of  the  corresponding  State  Reports.  Indeed,  it  costs  more 
to  keep  up  the  Illinois  Reports  alone  than  it  does  to  continue  the 
Northeastern  Reporter.  Tables  of  cross-citations  make  the 
cases  perfectly  available,  however  cited. 

The  Northeastern  Reporter,  containing,  as  it  does,  all  the 
current  decisions  of  the  states  in  which  the  great  commercial 
centers  of  the  country  are  located,  is  considered  the  best  set  of 
reports  on  commercial  law  and  kindred  topics  extant. 

The  Illinois  Appellate  Court  Reports,  of  which  there  are 
now  122  vols.  (18T7-1907),  cover  the  decisions  of  inferior 
courts  of  appellate  jurisdiction  and  are  published  in  Illinois. 
We  will  furnish  full  information  and  prices  on  request. 

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3nbiana 


Citizenship — Age — Character. 

Every  voter  of  the  state,  of  good  moral  character,  shall  be 
entitled  to  practice. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope. 

Owing  to  the  constitutional  provision,  the  court  is  limited 
in  its  power  to  regulate  admissions.  The  examinations  are 
usually  oral  and  of  brief  duration.  No  examination  as  to  legal 
attainments  can  be  made  over  the  objection  of  the  applicant. 

Admission  of  Attorneys   from   Other   Jurisdictions. 

The  court  shall  permit  attorneys  from  other  states  to  prac- 
tice in  this  state  during  the  continuance  of  the  tenii  in  which 
application  was  made 

Miscellaneous. 

The  Supreme  Court  has  decided  (134  Ind.  665,  34  N.  E.  641) 
that  the  provisions  of  the  Constitution  which  declare  that  per- 
sons of  good  moral  character,  being  voters,  shall  be  admitted  to 
practice  law,  do  not  prohibit  the  admission  of  women  to  prac- 
tice. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Constitution,  art.  7,  §  21 ;  Burns'  Ann.  St.  1901,  §§  181,  974, 
976. 


INDIANA  DECISIONS. 

1817  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Indiana  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of: 

Blackford,  8  vols, 
Indiana,  165  vols.,  1820-1907. 
Indiana  Appellate,  36  vols.,  1890-1907. 
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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAB.  39 

The  Northeastern  Reporter,  80  vols.,  contains  all  decisions 
of  Indiana  from  and  including  vol.  102,  and  all  of  the  Indiana 
appellate  court  decisions.  The  set  also  contains  all  decisions 
for  the  last  22  years  from  Illinois,  Massachusetts,  New  York, 
and  Ohio.  Tables  of  cross-citations  make  the  cases  perfectly 
available,  however  cited.  The  set  sells  at  but  a  fraction  of  the 
cost  of  the  corresponding  State  Reports.  The  Northeastern 
is,  moreover,  the  best  set  of  reports  for  a  commercial  and  cor- 
poration practice,  as  it  contains  the  decisions  from  the  states  in 
which  are  located  the  great  commercial  centers  of  the  country. 
Write  us  for  full  information  and  price. 

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3nbtan  Cerritory. 

Citizenship — Age — Character. 

An  applicant  for  admission  to  practice  shall  produce,  by 
sworn  petition,  satisfactory  proof  that  he  is  a  citizen,  21  years 
of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Examination— Regulations— Scope— Fee. 

All  applicants  shall  be  examined  in  open  court  in  those 
branches  and  in  the  manner  chosen  by  the  court.  The  oath 
to  support  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  shall  be  ad- 
ministered and  the  candidate  licensed  upon  payment  of  the  fee 
of  $2.50. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  one  (including  women)  holding  license  to  practice  in 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  or  in  the  Supreme 
Court  of  any  state  or  territory  or  in  any  of  the  district  courts  of 
the  Indian  Territory,  may  be  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Court 
of  Appeals  of  this  territory,  on  motion,  and  exhibition  of  such 
license. 

Miscellaneous. 

The  statutes  of  Arkansas  relating  to  the  admission  of  at- 
torneys were  adopted  as  the  law  of  this  territory.  xA.pplk:a- 
tions  must  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  district  court.  Ex- 
aminations are  usually  held  the  first  day  of  each  term. 

Source  of  Rules. 

St.  Ark.  1893,  §§  422-424;  Ind.  T.  St.  1899,  §§  417-421, 
4314;  Rules  Ct.  App.  June  15,  1906. 


INDIAN  TERRITORY  DECISIONS. 

1896  to  1907. 

There  have  been  issued  only  5  volumes  of  Indian  Territory 
Reports,  and  this  by  private  enterprise.     The  nnlv  medium  for 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  41 

obtaining  all  the  Indian  Territory  decisions  is  the  Southwestern 
Reporter,  100  vols.  The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  for  the 
last  31  years  from  Arkansas,  Kentucky,  Missouri,  Tennessee, 
and  Texas.  The  Indian  Territory  Code  was  adapted  from  that 
of  Arkansas,  and  the  courts  follow  the  Arkansas  decisions  close- 
ly. The  Southwestern  is  an  absolute  necessity  for  the  lawyer 
in  the  Indian  Territory.     Write  for  full  information  and  prices.. 

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3otpa 


Citizenship — Age — Character. 

In  this  state  the  applicant  for  admission  shall  be  an  inhabit- 
ant of  the  state,  of  the  age  of  31,  and  of  good  moral  character. 
The  latter  fact  must  be  certified  by  the  district  judge  or  clerk 
of  county  court. 

General  £rdncation. 

He  shall  have  acquired  a  preliminary  education,  other  than 
legal,  equivalent  to  that  involved  in  the  completion  of  a  high- 
school  course  of  at  least  three  years'  duration. 

Term  of  Study. 

He  shall  have  pursued  diligently  a  course  of  study  in  the 
office  of  a  practicing  attorney  or  in  a  reputable  law  school  for 
a  term  of  three  years,  or  partly  in  such  office  and  partly  in  such 
law  school. 
Examination — Regulations — ^Scope — Fee. 

The  Attorney  General,  with  five  members  of  the  bar  from 
this  state,  appointed  by  the  court,  shall  constitute  the  Board  of 
Examiners,  who  shall  test  the  applicants  as  to  their  legal  quali- 
fications by  propounding  to  them  at  least  fifty  questions,  to  be 
answered  in  writing,  and  as  many  more  as  they  may  see  fit,  to 
be  answered  orally.  No  person  shall  be  recommended  for  ad- 
mission who  does  not  receive  a  marking  of  at  least  75  per  cent, 
on  a  basis  of  100  per  cent,  for  the  entire  examination.  Be- 
fore undertaking  the  examination  the  candidate  shall  pay  to  the 
clerk  the  sum  of  $5,  and  after  the  examination,  if  successful, 
he  shall  take  the  prescribed  oath.  If  unsuccessful  he  shall  be 
precluded  from  again  entering  upon  the  examinations  for  three 
months  from  the  time  of  failure. 

Admission  of  Attorneys   from   Other   Jurisdictions. 

Any  person,  becoming  a  resident  of  this  state  after  admission 
in  another  state  while  a  resident  thereof,  may  be  licensed  here, 
exempt  from  the  examination  or  proof  of  the  required  term  of 
study,  if  his  other  qualifications  are  satisfactory  to  the  court, 
and  he  has  practiced  in  such  other  state  for  one  year  after  his 
admission. 

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Miscellaneous. 

Students  in  the  Law  Department  of  the  State  University 
who  are  recommended  for  graduation  by  the  faculty,  provided 
the  three-years  course  of  study  has  been  pursued,  one  year  at 
least  in  such  Law  School,  may  be  examined  at  the  University 
by  the  commission  and  admitted  without  further  test.  Ex- 
aminations are  held  at  Des  Moines  on  first  Tuesday  in  October 
and  Tuesday  before  first  Thursday  in  June,  and  at  the  Univer- 
sity at  Iowa  City  Thursday  before  annual  commencement. 
Applications  must  be  filed  with  clerk  ten  days  before  commence- 
ment of  term  at  which  examination  is  to  be  taken. 

Source   of  Rules. 

Ann.  Code  1897,  §§  309-315 ;  Act  April  16,  1901 ;  Rules  Sup. 
Ct.  Jan.  1,  190i;  Rules  of  Board  of  Examiners,  Aug.  28,  1901 
(87N.W.  v). 


IOWA  DECISIONS. 

1839  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Iowa  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists  of: 

Morris,  1  vol. 
G.  Greene,  4  vols. 
Iowa,  130  vols. 

All  the  decisions  of  Iowa  subsequent  to  vol.  50  are  reported 
in  the  Northwestern  Reporter,  111  vols.,  together  with  all  de- 
cisions for  the  last  28  years,  from  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Ne- 
braska, Wisconsin,  and  all  the  decisions  of  Dakota  Territory 
and  North  and  South  Dakota.  Cross-citation  tables  make  the 
cases  perfectly  available,  however  cited.  The  cost  of  the  set  is 
less  than  one-fifth  the  cost  of  the  corresponding  State  Reports. 

The  Northwestern  is  generally  regarded  by  the  Iowa  lawyer 
as  indispensable.  As  one  of  the  well-known  attorneys  and 
statesmen  puts  it :  "We  would  as  soon  think  of  keeping  house 
without  a  cook  stove  as  to  try  and  practice  law  without  the 
Northwestern."     Write  us  for  full  description  and  price. 

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Kansas. 


Citizenship— CharacteT. 

The  applicant  must  be  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and 
must  file  with  the  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Examiners  a  cer- 
tificate as  to  his  moral  character,  signed  by  a  judge  of  the  dis- 
trict or  common  pleas  court  and  three  members  of  the  bar  of 
the  county  in  which  he  resides. 

Preliminary  Education — Term  of  Study. 

A  preliminary  education  equivalent  to  a  standard  high  school 
course  of  four  years  is  required.  Applicant  must  have  studied 
three  years  in  the  olfice  of  a  practicing  attorney,  or  be  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Kansas,  or 
some  other  law  school  requiring  a  similar  term  of  study. 

E:camination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  applicant's  petition,  in  his  own  handwriting  and  verified 
by  his  affidavit,  must  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  must  state  his  full  name,  residence,  place  and  date 
of  birth,  and,  if  foreign  born,  the  facts  showing  that  he  is  a 
citizen  of  the  United  States;  also  his  occupation  and  residence 
during  the  preceding  five  years.  If  a  graduate  of  a  law  school, 
it  must  give  the  name  and  location  of  the  school  and  date  of 
graduation,  or,  if  not  a  law  school  graduate,  must  state  peti- 
tioner's general  education,  exclusive  of  legal  study,  with  whom 
law  studies  were  pursued,  and  the  books  read.  The  examina- 
tion shall  be  held  in  open  court,  and  shall  be  oral  or  in  writing, 
or  partly  one  and  partly  the  other,  in  the  discretion  of  the  board, 
and  shall  cover  the  following  subjects :  Elementary  Law,  Ro- 
man Law,  Persons,  Property,  Constitutional  History  and  Law, 
International  Law,  Conflict  of  Laws,  Equity,  Equity  Pleading 
and  Practice,  Contracts,  Evidence,  Real  Property,  Mortgages, 
Negotiable  Instruments,  Agency,  Sales,  Bailments,  Partner- 
ship, Corporations,  Carriers,  Municipal  Corporations,  Torts, 
Wills    and    Administration,    Insurance,    Extraordinary    Legal 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  45 

Remedies,  Provisional  Remedies  under  Kansas  Statutes,  Do- 
mestic Relations,  Civil  Procedure,  Criminal  Law,  Common 
Law,  Pleading,  Federal  Practice,  Kansas  Code  Pleading  and 
Practice,  Legal  Ethics,  etc. 

A  fee  of  $25  shall  accompany  the  application,  which  fee  will 
be  returned  in  the  event  of  failure.  In  case  applicant  fails  to 
pass,  he  shall  be  allowed  to  file  a  subsequent  application  only 
upon  the  written  consent  of  at  least  three  members  of  the  board. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

All  applicants  who  shall  be  otherwise  qualified,  and  who  have 
been  admitted  to  practice  in  the  highest  court  of  another  juris- 
diction, and  have  practiced  there  continuously  for  a  period  of 
three  years  or  more,  and  continued  to  practice  there  or  else- 
where up  to  the  time  of  making  application  here,  shall  consti- 
tute a  class  and  be  examined  separately,  in  such  manner  as  the 
board  may  determine.  Their  petition  must  state  the  time  and 
place  of  admission  to  practice,  and  the  place  or  places  in  which 
they  have  practiced,  with  the  time  of  practice  in  each  case; 
also  whether  disbarment  proceedings  have  ever  been  begun 
against  the  applicant,  and  the  result. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  at  Topeka,  in  the  Supreme  Court 
room,  on  the  third  Mondays  of  January  and  June.  Petitions, 
accompanied  by  the  required  fee,  must  be  filed  with  the  clerk 
of  the  Supreme  Court  at  Topeka,  at  least  30  days  before  the 
examination,  and  diplomas  and  all  other  credentials  and  pa- 
pers required  by  the  rules  must  be  filed  with  the  secretary  of 
the  board,  Mr.  L.  H.  Perkins,  Lawrence,  Kan.,  at  least  three 
weeks  before  the  first  day  of  the  examination. 

Any  person  admitted  to  practice  in  the  district  and  inferior 
courts  of  this  state  prior  to  June  1,  1903,  will  be  admitted  to 
practice  in  this  court  on  motion;  and  any  practicing  attorney 
of  any  state  or  territory,  having  professional  business  in  this 
court,  may  be  admitted  for  the  time  and  purpose  of  such  busi- 
ness upon  taking  the  prescribed  oath.     Each  attorney  resident 


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in  Kansas,  upon  being  admitted  under  this  rule,  shall  pay  $3 
to  the  clerk. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Gen.   St.   1905,  §§  395-398;    Laws   1905,  c.   G7;    Sup.  Ct 
Rules  25-28 ;  Rules  Board  of  Examiners. 


KANSAS  DECISIONS. 

1858  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Kansas  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of: 

Kansas,  73  vols.,  1862-1907. 
Kansas  Appeals,  10  vols.,  1895-1903. 

All  decisions  of  Kansas,  from  and  including  vol.  30,  and  all 
Kansas  Appellate  decisions,  are  reported  in  the  Pacific  Report- 
er, 88  vols.  The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  24 
years  from  California,  Colorado,  Idaho,  Alontana,  Nevada, 
New  Mexico,  Oregon,  Utah,  Washington,  Wyoming,  and  all 
decisions  of  Arizona  and  Oklahoma.  The  tables  of  cross-cita- 
tions furnished  with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find 
the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume. 
The  set  sells  for  less  than  one-fourth  of  the  cost  of  the  corre- 
sponding State  Reports.  We  will  be  pleased  to  furnish  detailed 
information  and  price  on  request. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


Kentucky. 


Citizensliip — Age — Character. 

The  applicant  shall  be  31  years  of  age,  and  shall  file  with  his 
petition  the  certificate  of  the  county  court  of  the  county  in  which 
he  resides,  stating  that  he  is  a  person  of  honesty,  probity,  and 
good  demeanor. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

After  receipt  of  the  certificate  of  the  county  court,  the  can- 
didate shall,  at  least  ten  days  before  the  beginning  of  the  next 
regular  term,  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  circuit  court  of  any 
county  in  a  circuit  court  district  in  which  the  applicant  does  not 
reside,  a  written  application  for  a  license,  addressed  to  the 
judge  and  accompanied  by  the  certificate  above  referred  to. 
The  examination  shall  be  set  for  some  day  of  the  current  term. 
Each  applicant  shall  be  examined  by  the  circuit  judge  and  at 
least  two  lawyers  in  Equity  Jurisprudence,  Common  Law,  Con- 
stitutional Law,  both  Federal  and  State,  Criminal  Law,  Torts, 
Real  Property,  Contracts,  Pleading,  Evidence,  Negotiable  In- 
struments, and  Public  and  Private  Corporations.  If  a  general 
average  of  75  per  cent,  is  received,  the  license  shall  be  issued 
upon  the  payment  of  the  regular  fees  to  the  clerk.  This  license 
entitles  the  holder  to  practice  in  all  of  the  courts  of  the  state. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Under  Acts  190'3,  p.  45,  §§  1-9,  attorneys  from  other  juris- 
dictions are  not  admitted  without  examination  on  presentation 
of  certificate,  as  heretofore,  but  must  comply  with  the  same 
rules  as  are  prescribed  for  applicants  residing  in  the  state. 
This  act,  however,  does  not  prevent  a  nonresident  attorney  in 
good  standing  from  appearing  and  practicing  in  a  case  in  which 
he  may  be  employed.  Such  attorneys  may  be  admitted  to  prac- 
tice for  the  time  and  purpose  of  such  case  by  appearing  in,  and 
being  introduced  to,  the  court.     No  oath  is  administered. 

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Miscellaneons. 

No  special  license  is  required  to  be  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  Court  of  Appeals.  It  is  only  necessary  that  attorneys  in 
good  standing,  residents  of  the  state,  appear  in  open  court  and 
take  the  oaths  prescribed  by  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the 
commonwealth  of  Kentucky. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Laws  1902,  c.  45,  §§  1-9 ;  Carroll's  St.  1903,  §§  97,  98.  See 
Petition  of  Creste,  98  S.  W.  283. 


KENTUCKY  DECISIONS. 

1785  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Kentucky  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

Hughes,  1  vol. 

Kentucky  Decisions  (Sneed),  1  vol. 

Hardin,  1  vol. 

Bibb,  4  vols. 

Marshall  (A.  K.),  3  vols. 

Littell,  5  vols. 

Littell's  Select  Cases,  1  vol. 

Ivlonroe  (T.  B.),  7  vols. 

Marshall  (J,  J.),  7  vols. 

Dana,  9  vols. 

Monroe  (Ben.),  18  vols. 

Metcalfe,  4  vols, 

Duvall,  2  vols. 

Bush,  14  vols. 

Kentucky,  vols.  78  to  119. 

These  by  no  means  represent  all  of  the  Kentucky  decisions, 
however.  The  Southwestern  Reporter,  100  vols.,  contains,  in 
addition  to  all  of  the  decisions  in  Kentucky  Reports,  vols.  85 


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to  119,  several  thousand  decisions  handed  down  during  the 
period  covered  by  these  reports,  and  which,  by  the  system  of 
selection  in  vogue,  have  not  been,  and  will  not  be,  published 
in  the  State  Reports.  In  addition  to  these,  there  are  upward 
of  2,000  Kentucky  decisions  in  the  Southwestern,  which  have 
been  handed  down  subsequent  to  the  decisions  reported  in  vol. 
119,  Kentucky,  and  considerably  less  than  one-third  of  these 
are  marked  "To  be  officially  reported,"  To  have  all  of  the  de- 
cisions of  one's  own  state  is  an  absolute  necessity;  hence  the 
general  use  of  the  Southwestern  Reporter  in  Kentucky. 

In  addition  to  the  Kentucky  decisions,  the  set  contains  all 
decisions  for  the  last  21  years  from  Arkansas,  Indian  Territory, 
Missouri,  Tennessee,  and  Texas.  The  tables  of  cross-citations 
furnished  with  the  Southwestern  make  it  a  simple  matter  to 
find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  vol- 
ume. The  set  sells  at  but  a  fraction  of  the  cost  of  the  corre- 
sponding State  Reports.  Write  us  for  prices  and  full  informa- 
tion. 

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Louisiana. 


Citizensliip — Age — Character. 

The  court  shall  require  of  the  candidate  for  admission  evi- 
dence of  citizenship  of  the  state  and  the  other  qualifications  of 
a  voter  (with  the  exception  of  that  of  residence)  and  proof  of 
good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Stndy. 

Another  requisite  shall  be  a  term  of  study  of  law  of  at  least 
two  years'  duration. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  application  shall  be  made  to  the  clerk,  and  referred  by 
him  to  the  court,  and  passed  upon  by  the  court  through  the 
committee  of  examiners,  who  shall  test  each  applicant  separate- 
ly upon  the  subjects  of  Story  on  the  Constitution,  Vattel's  Law 
of  Nations  or  Wheaton's  Elements  of  International  Law,  the 
History  of  the  Civil  Law  in  Louisiana,  the  Louisiana  Civil 
Code,  the  Code  of  Practice,  statutes  of  the  state  of  a  general 
nature,  the  Institutes  of  Justinian,  Domat's  Civil  Law  or  some 
satisfactory  equivalent  for  Domat,  Pothier's  Treatise  on  Obli- 
gations, Blackstone's  Commentaries  (fourth  book),  Kent's 
Commentaries,  Smith  on  Mercantile  Law,  Wood  on  Insurance, 
Story  or  Parsons  on  Notes,  Daniel  on  Negotiable  Instruments, 
Greenleaf,  Starkie,  or  Phillips  on  Evidence,  Russell  on  Crimes, 
Bishop  on  Criminal  Procedure,  and  the  Jurisprudence  of  Louis- 
iana as  settled  by  the  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court.     The 

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candidate  must  have  a  knowledge  of  the  history  and  jurisdic- 
tion of  the  federal  courts,  and  to  that  end  must  be  read  in  Fos- 
ter's Federal  Practice,  Story's  or  Daniel's  Equity  Jurisprudence, 
Parsons'  or  Benedict's  Maritime  Law  or  Conkling's  Admiralty, 
Wharton's  Conflict  of  Laws,  and  Dillon  on  Municipal  Corpora- 
tions. On  the  production  of  a  certificate  from  the  committee 
that  the  candidate  has  been  examined  by  them  upon  the  above 
works,  and  that  he,  in  their  opinion,  is  qualified  for  admission 
to  the  bar,  the  court  will  admit  him  to  a  public  examination, 
and,  if  such  examination  is  satisfactory,  a  license  will  be  granted 
and  the  prescribed  oath  administered.  A  fee  of  $10  shall  be 
paid  to  the  clerk  issuing  the  license.  Applicants  who  have  been 
rejected  shall  not  be  re-examined  or  admitted  to  practice  for 
six  months  after  such  rejection,  and  a  new  application  and  cer- 
tificate of  competency  from  the  committee  shall  be  required  in 
such  cases. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Otlier  Jurisdictions. 

A  license  shall  be  granted  an  applicant  upon  production  of  a 
permit  to  practice  in  another  state  and  evidence  of  good  char- 
acter and  qualification  of  legal  abilities  as  shown  by  an  examina- 
tion in  open  court,  before  one  of  the  justices  of  the  Supreme 
Court  or  two  judges  of  the  district  court. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

Presentation  of  a  diploma  from  the  Law  Department  of  the 
Tulane  University  of  Louisiana  shall  entitle  the  recipient  to  a 
license  upon  proof  of  good  moral  character,  and  a  diploma  from 
a  law  school  of  another  state  shall  admit  to  the  test  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  state  acting  as  a  board  of  examiners,  and 
ultimately  to  a  license,  if  the  examination  is  satisfactory  and  ap- 
plicant has  proof  of  good  moral  character. 

Miscellaneous. 

Under  Acts  1894,  p.  157,  women  who  have  graduated  from 
a  law  school  in  this  state  are  entitled  to  admission  to  practice. 


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Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  Laws  1904,  §§  111-115,  75G,  and  page  1843;  Sup.  Ct. 
Rules  (20  South,  v;  21  South,  xi,  xii;  23  South,  v,  vi;  26 
South,  vii). 


LOUISIANA  DECISIONS. 

1809  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Louisiana  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

Martin,  12  vols. 
Martin  (N.  S.)  8  vols. 
Louisiana,  19  vols. 
Robinson,  12  vols. 
Louisiana  Annuals,  52  vols. 
Louisiana  Reports,  vols,  104  to  116. 
Manning's  Unrep.  Cas. 

The  early  volumes  of  the  Louisiana  Reports,  however,  have 
long  been  out  of  print,  and  are  very  scarce  and  expensive. 
This  situation  has  worked  the  greatest  inconvenience  to  the 
bench  and  bar  for  years  past,  and,  in  recognition  of  the  gener- 
al demand  for  a  new  and  complete  edition  of  these  Reports,  we 
have  undertaken  the  publication  of  a  complete  and  annotated 
Reprint  of  the  Louisiana  Reports,  to  cover  the  following  vol- 
umes: Martin  (O.  S.)  1-12;  Martin  (N.  S.)  1-8;  Louisiana, 
19  vols.;  Robinson,  12  vols.;  Louisiana  Annual,  vols.  1-48; 
Manning's  Unreported  Cases — a  total  of  100  original  volumes, 
to  be  bound  in  55  books,  beginning  with  vol.  48  La.  Ann.  and 
working  backward.  Everything  in  the  original  Reports,  in- 
cluding the  paging,  will  be  preserved.  Full  annotations  will 
be  added,  showing  where  each  case  has  been  subsequently  cited 
by  the  Louisiana  Supreme  Court,  as  well  as  prior  and  subse- 
quent reports  of  the  same  case,  and  also  showing  disposition  of 


RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  53 

each  case  that  has  gone  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States.  Annotations  to  the  Century  Digest  will  also  be  made, 
showing,  in  connection  with  each  case,  the  exact  places  in  the 
Century  Digest  where  the  cognate  authorities  have  been  col- 
lected and  compared,  thus  bringing  together  all  the  law  applica- 
ble to  any  particular  case.  References  to  the  annotations  in  the 
American  Decisions  and  American  Reports  will  also  be  added. 
This  Reprint  will  be  sold  in  complete  sets  only.  Books  55,  54, 
and  53,  are  now  issued,  covering  vols.  46,  47,  and  48  Louis- 
iana Annual.  Detailed  information  regarding  this  Reprint 
will  be  sent  on  request. 

The  Southern  Reporter,  43  vols.,  contains  all  decisions  in 
Louisiana  Annuals,  38  to  52,  and  Louisiana  Reports,  104  to 
117,  and,  in  addition,  all  decisions  for  the  last  20  years  of  Ala- 
bama, Florida,  and  Mississippi.  The  tables  of  cross-citations 
furnished  with  the  Southern  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find 
the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume. 
The  set  sells  at  but  a  fraction  of  the  cost  of  the  corresponding 
State  Reports.  We  publish  an  edition  of  Louisiana  Reports, 
commencing  with  the  49th  Annual,  known  as  the  "N.  R.  S. 
Ed."  Beginning  with  vol.  109  our  edition  became  the  "official 
edition."     Write  us  for  prices  and  full  information. 

West  Publishing  Oo.,  St.  Paul.  Minn. 


2natne. 


Citizensliix) — Age— Character. 

Among  the  qualifications  requisite  for  admission  to  the  bar 
are  citizenship  and  residence  in  the  state,  the  age  of  majority, 
and  a  good  moral  character. 
Term  of  Study. 

Satisfactory  evidence  of  a  three-years  course  in  the  study  of 
law,  either  in  the  office  of  a  practicing  attorney  or  in  a  recog- 
nized law  school,  shall  be  offered  to  the  board  of  examiners. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fees. 

The  Board  of  Examiners  is  composed  of  five  competent 
lawyers  of  the  state,  appointed  by  the  Governor  on  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  Chief  Justice.  The  applicant  is  required  to 
submit  to  a  written  examination  prepared  by  said  board,  also 
to  an  oral  examination  by  the  board,  if  deemed  necessary,  and 
is  required  to  answer  correctly  a  minimum  of  70  per  cent,  of 
the  questions  given  him  to  entitle  him  to  the  certificate  of  the 
board.  The  board,  however,  has  power  to  establish  such  high- 
er grades  of  standing  as  to  them  may  seem  proper.  A  fee,  to 
be  fixed  by  said  board,  of  not  more  than  $20 — which  is  the  sum 
as  fixed  by  the  board — shall  accompany  the  application  for  ex- 
amination. Any  applicant  failing  to  pass  the  examination  may 
again  apply  after  six  months,  by  showing  to  the  board  that  he 
has  diligently  pursued  the  study  of  the  law  six  months  prior  to 
the  examination.  If  such  second  application  is  within  one  year 
after  his  first  examination,  he  shall  not  be  required  to  pay  an 
extra  fee  for  the  second  examination. 

After  procuring  his  certificate  from  the  board,  the  applicant 
can  then,  on  motion  made  in  open  court,  be  regularly  admitted 
to  practice  law  in  Maine,  by  any  justice  of  the  Supreme  Judi- 
cial Court. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  attorney  residing  within  or  without  the  state,  who  has 
been  a  member  of  the  bar  of  another  state,  in  good  standing 

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and  active  practice,  for  at  least  three  years,  may  be  admitted  to 
practice  on  motion  before  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court,  upon  the 
production  of  a  certificate  of  admission  to  practice  in  the  court 
of  last  resort  of  such  state  or  any  Circuit  Court  of  the  United 
States,  together  with  a  recommendation  from  one  of  the  judges 
of  such  courts. 

Miscellaneous. 

No  definite  times  for  examinations  have  been  set;  the  court 
designating  days  when  necessary.  The  law  provides,  however, 
that  at  least  two  sessions  shall  be  held  each  year  for  the  purpose 
of  examining  applicants.  Applications  should  be  addressed  to 
J.  B.  Madigan,  Secretary  Board  of  Examiners,  Houlton,  Me. 
No  person  shall  be  denied  license  to  practice  on  account  of  sex. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  St.  c.  81,  §§  23-27. 


MAINE  DECISIONS. 

1820  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Maine  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists  of 
100  vols.  All  decisions  of  Maine  subsequent  to  vol.  77  are 
reported  in  full  in  the  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.,  together  with 
all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Connecticut,  Delaware, 
Maryland,  New  Hampshire,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Rhode 
Island,  and  Vermont.  The  Atlantic  also  includes  some  2,500 
decisions  which  have  not  been  and  will  not  be  published  in  the 
State  Reports.  Over  115  of  the  omitted  cases  are  from  Maine, 
and  can  only  be  found  in  the  Atlantic.  Can  you  afford  to  be 
without  part  of  your  own  state's  decisions?  The  tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Atlantic  make  it  a  simple 
matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page 
and  volume.  The  set  sells  at  a  fraction  of  the  cost  of  the  cor- 
responding State  Reports.  Write  us  for  further  information 
and  price. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


BTarylanb. 


Citizeiisliip--Age— Character. 

The  laws  governing  admission  to  practice  provide  that  the 
applicant  must  be  21  years  of  age,  of  good  moral  character, 
and  an  actual  bona  fide  resident  of  the  state  at  the  time  he 
appHes  for  admission. 

Term  of  Study. 

No  one  shall  be  examined  who  shall  not  have  prepared  him- 
self in  a  law  school  in  any  part  of  the  United  States,  or  in  the 
office  of  a  member  of  the  bar  of  this  state,  for  at  least  two 
years. 

Exaiiiination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

Applications  for  admission  shall  be  made  by  petition  to  the 
Court  of  Appeals,  and  then  referred  by  the  Court  of  Appeals  to 
the  board  of  examiners,  consisting  of  three  members  of  the  bar 
of  at  least  10  years'  standing,  appointed  by  the  Court  of  Ap- 
peals, who  shall  test  the  applicants  as  to  their  legal  qualifica- 
tions in  the  manner  designated  by  the  uniform  system  of  ex- 
amination prescribed  by  the  Court  of  Appeals,  which  includes 
the  subjects  of  Elementary  Law,  Contracts,  Torts,  Wills  and 
Administration  of  Estates,  Corporations,  Evidence,  Equity, 
Real  Property,  Personal  Property,  Criminal  Law,  Domestic 
Relations,  Pleading  and  Practice  at  Law  and  in  Equity  (at 
Common  Law  and  in  Maryland),  Constitutional  Law,  Interna- 
tional Law,  and  Legal  Ethics.  When  filing  application,  a  fee 
of  $25  shall  be  paid  to  the  treasurer  of  the  board  of  examiners, 
which  sum  shall  entitle  the  candidate  to  three  examinations, 
and  no  more. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Members  of  the  bar  of  any  other  state  or  territory  within  the 
United  States,  who  for  five  years  after  admission  have  been  en- 
gaged as  practitioners,  judges,  or  teachers  of  law,  shall  be  ad- 
mitted, after  becoming  residents  of  this  state,  without  examina- 

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tion,  on  proof  of  such  former  admission  and  of  good  moral 
character,  and  the  payment  of  the  fee  of  $25. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

Students  who  have  matriculated  in  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Maryland  or  the  Baltimore  University  School 
of  Law  prior  to  January  1, 1898,  shall  be  admitted  as  heretofore 
upon  presentation  of  diplomas. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  in  June  and  November,  notice  of  the 
day  and  place  being  given  by  the  board.  Applications  must  be 
filed  at  least  ten  days  before  the  times  set  for  the  examination. 

Women  shall  be  permitted  to  practice  law  in  this  state  upon 
the  same  conditions  and  requirements  as  provided  for  with  ref- 
erence to  men. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Pub.  Gen.  Laws  1904,  art.  10,  §§  1-6;  Laws  1898,  c.  139; 
Rules  of  Ct.  of  App.  (44  Atl.  v,  vi). 


MARYLAND  DECISIONS. 

1658  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Maryland  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of: 

Harris  &  McHenry,  4  vols. 
Harris  &  Johnson,  7  vols. 
Harris  &  Gill,  2  vols. 
Gill  &  Johnson,  12  vols. 
Gill,  9  vols. 

Bland's  Chancery,  3  vols. 
Maryland  Chancery,  4  vols. 
]\Iaryland,  102  vols. 

The  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.,  contains  all  decisions  in 
Maryland,  vols.  64  to  102,  and  upward  of  500  decisions  which 


58  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

have  been  omitted  from  the  State  Reports  and  can  only  be 
found  in  the  Atlantic.  The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  for 
the  last  22  years  from  Connecticut,  Delaware,  Maine,  New 
Hampshire,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Rhode  Island,  and 
Vermont.  The  tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  At- 
lantic make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by 
the  State  Report  page  and  volume.  The  Atlantic  Reporter 
costs  but  a  small  fraction  of  the  cost  of  the  corresponding 
State  Reports.     Write  for  price  and  detailed  information. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


ZHassact^usctts. 

Citizenship — Age— Character. 

A  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  an  alien  who  has  declared 
intention  of  becoming  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  whether 
man  or  woman,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character, 
may  be  admitted  to  the  bar,  if  his  legal  qualifications  are  suffi- 
cient. 

Term  of  Study — General  Education. 

Every  candidate  for  admission  shall  file,  either  together  with 
his  petition  or  with  the  chairman  or  secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Examiners,  proof  that  he  is  entitled  to  be  examined,  together 
with  evidence  of  his  good  moral  character  and  the  course  of 
study,  both  general  and  legal,  pursued  by  him. 

Examination — Regulations— Scope — Fee. 

The  petition  shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  court  for  the 
county  in  which  petitioner  has  studied  law,  at  least  five  days 
before  the  day  of  the  examination,  and  shall  be  accompanied 
by  the  recommendation  of  an  attorney  of  the  court,  stating  the 
moral  character  of  the  applicant  and  the  course  of  study  he  has 
pursued;  provided,  that  any  person  who  has  studied  at  a  law 
school  connected  with  a  college  or  university  within  the  state 
may  file  his  application  either  in  the  county  in  which  such  law 
school  is  established  or  in  the  county  of  Suffolk.  Examination 
shall  be  in  writing,  and  shall  be  based  upon  the  following  sub- 
jects, or  some  portion  thereof :  Contracts,  Torts,  Real  Prop- 
erty, Criminal  Law,  Evidence,  Equity,  Corporations,  Partner- 
ship, Mortgages,  Suretyship,  Agency,  Sales,  Negotiable  In- 
struments, Bailments,  Carriers,  Wills,  Probate  Law,  Domestic 
Relations,  Trusts,  Pleading,  Practice,  Constitutional  Law,  and 
Bankruptcy.  In  addition,  the  applicant  should  have  knowledge 
of  the  general  principles  of  common  law  and  of  their  develop- 
ment, of  the  important  provisions  of  our  statute  law,  especially 

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60  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

those  relating  to  probate,  insolvency,  and  to  practice,  of  the 
Constitutions  of  Massachusetts  and  of  the  United  States,  and 
the  subject  of  legal  ethics. 

A  fee  of  $15  shall  accompany  each  petition,  which  fee  covers 
all  charges.  No  rejected  person  shall  be  reexamined  within 
five  months  from  the  prior  examination,  and  a  fee  of  $10  must 
be  paid  on  a  subsequent  petition 

Admission  of  Attorneys    from    Other    Jurisdictions. 

A  person  admitted  to  practice  before  the  highest  tribunal  of 
another  state,  of  which  he  was  an  inhabitant,  may  be  admitted 
here  upon  proof  of  good  moral  character  and  professional  qual- 
ifications, provided  that  one  so  admitted  in  another  state  who- 
has  practiced  there  for  three  years  may  be  admitted  here  ex- 
empt from  examination  in  the  discretion  of  the  board. 

Miscellaneous. 

Women  shall  be  granted  licenses  to  practice  upon  production 
of  the  qualifications  before  enumerated.  No  person  who  does 
not  intend  to  practice  as  an  attorney  in  this  state  shall  be  en- 
titled to  examination.  Examinations  are  held  in  Boston  on  or 
about  January  1st  and  July  1st  of  each  year,  and  concurrently 
at  such  other  places  as  the  examiners  deem  necessary.  Due  no- 
tice of  the  time  and  place  shall  be  given. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  Laws,  c.  165,  §§  39-43,  as  amended  by  Acts  190-1,  c. 
355 ;  Rules  Sup.  Jud.  Ct.,  Aug.  1905  ;  Rules  Board  of  Examin- 
ers, June  23,  1901. 


MASSACHUSETTS  DECISIONS. 

1804  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Massachusetts  Reports  (down  to  1907) 
consists  of: 

]\Iassachusetts,  17  vols. 
Pickering,  24  vols. 


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Metcalf,  13  vols. 
Gushing,  13  vols. 
Gray,  16  vols. 
Allen,  1-i  vols. 
Massachusetts,  vols.  97  to  191. 

The  Northeastern  Reporter,  80  vols.,  contains  all  decisions 
in  Massachusetts,  vols.  139  to  191  and  all  decisions  for  the  last 
22  years  of  Illinois,  Indiana,  New  York,  and  Ohio.  The  ta- 
bles of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Northeastern  make 
it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State 
Report  page  and  volume.  The  Northeastern  Reporter,  con- 
taining, as  it  does,  all  current  decisions  of  the  states  in  which 
the  great  commercial  centers  are  located,  is  considered  the 
best  set  of  commercial  and  corporation  reports  extant.  We 
will  supply  full  information  and  prices  on  request. 

West  Publishing  Ck).,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


Illicl^igan* 


Citizenslxip — Age — Character. 

Every  person  who  is  a  resident  and  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States  of  full  age  and  of  good  moral  character  (which  last 
shall  be  certified  to  by  at  least  two  members  of  the  bar  of  this 
state  in  good  standing,  and  by  the  judge  of  the  circuit  in  which 
applicant  resides,  if  applicant  is  known  to  such  judge)  shall  be 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  upon  presentation  of  a  cer- 
tificate of  approval  from  the  board  of  examiners. 

Preliminary   Education — Term    of    Study. 

The  board  of  examiners  will  regard  applicants  who  have 
received  bachelor's  degrees  from  any  reputable  college  or  uni- 
versity as  having  the  requisite  general  educational  qualifications 
for  admission  to  the  bar.  A  similar  presumption  will  be  made 
in  favor  of  all  graduates  of  normal  or  high  schools  in  the  state 
of  Michigan,  or  other  reputable  institutions  of  a  similar  charac- 
ter, also  any  person  possessing  a  teacher's  certificate  issued  by 
any  board  of  school  examiners  in  the  state  of  Michigan  for  the 
first  grade,  or  higher.  In  the  absence  of  any  of  the  above  evi- 
dence, applicants  will  be  examined,  before  taking  the  legal  ex- 
amination, in  the  subjects  of  arithmetic,  grammar,  elementary 
algebra,  general  American  and  English  history,  civil  govern- 
ment, composition  and  rhetoric,  and  English  literature. 

In  filing  an  application,  the  petitioner  shall  satisfy  the  board 
that  he  has  diligently  pursued  the  study  of  law  for  three  years. 

Examination — Regrulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  board  of  examiners  is  composed  of  five  competent  law- 
yers of  the  state,  appointed  by  the  Governor  on  the  recommen- 
dation of  the  Supreme  Court.  The  examination  shall  be  partly 
written  and  partly  oral,  and  shall  include  the  following  subjects : 
Administration  of  Estates,  including  Wills ;  Agency,  Bailments- 
and  Carriers,  Bills  and  Notes,  Common  Law,  Contracts,  Con- 

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stitutional  Law,  Corporations,  both  Public  and  Private,  Crim- 
inal Law  and  Procedure,  Damages,  Domestic  Relations,  Equi- 
ty Jurisprudence  and  Procedure,  Evidence,  Insurance,  Mort- 
gages, Real  and  Personal,  Partnership,  Pleading  and  Practice 
at  Common  Law  and  under  the  Michigan  Laws,  Personal  Prop- 
erty, Real  Property,  including  Landlord  and  Tenant ;  Fixtures 
and  Easements,  Torts,  Legal  Ethics,  Trusts,  Michigan  Statute 
Law,  International  Law,  Suretyship,  Fraud,  Jurisdiction  and 
Practice  of  the  United  States  Courts,  and  any  other  subjects 
that  the  board  of  examiners  may  choose  to  add.  A  minimum 
of  TO  per  cent,  shall  be  required  for  qualification.  Each  peti- 
tion shall  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  $10,  which  shall  entitle 
the  candidate  to  a  second  attempt,  if  the  first  is  unfavorable. 
The  second  test  can  only  be  taken,  however,  six  months  or  more 
after  the  failure,  and  the  application  in  such  case  must  state 
that  that  length  of  time  has  been  spent  diligently  in  the  study 
of  law. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

When  an  applicant  shall  furnish  a  certificate  to  practice  in  a 
court  of  last  resort  of  another  state,  or  in  any  Circuit  or  Dis- 
trict Court  of  the  United  States,  together  with  the  recommenda- 
tion of  a  judge  of  that  court,  the  Supreme  Court,  in  its  dis- 
cretion, may  grant  a  license  on  motion  of  an  attorney  of  said 
court. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

One  graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Michigan  or  the  Detroit  College  of  Law  shall  be  admitted 
to  practice  on  presentation  of  diploma  and  avowal  of  the  pre- 
scribed oath. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  at  Lansing  at  least  twice  a  vear.  usual- 
ly on  the  second  Wednesday  of  the  October  and  April  terms  of 
the  Supreme  Court.  Applications,  on  blank  forms  which  mav 
be  obtained  of  the  secretary,  must  be  filed  with  the  secretary  at 


64  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

least  10  days  prior  to  the  examination.     The  present  secretary 
is  W.  W.  Hyde,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

No  person  shall  be  denied  admission  on  account  of  sex. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Comp.  Laws  1897,  §§  1119-1121,  1123,  1134;  Rules  Board  of 
Examiners. 


MICHIGAN  DECISIONS. 

1836  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Michigan  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of: 

Harrington,  1  vol. 
Walker,  1  vol. 
Douglas,  2  vols. 
Michigan,  144  vols. 

The  Northwestern  Reporter,  111  vols.,  contains  all  decisions 
of  Michigan  subsequent  to  vol.  40.  This  represents  75  per 
cent,  of  all  the  decisions  of  the  state,  and  includes  a  large  num- 
ber of  decisions  which  have  not  as  yet  been  published  in  the 
State  Reports.  It  also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  28 
years  of  Iowa,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin,  and  all 
the  decisions  of  Dakota  Territory  and  North  and  South  Da- 
kota. The  tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  North- 
western make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if 
cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume.  The  set  sells 
at  less  than  20  per  cent,  of  the  cost  of  the  corresponding  State 
Reports.     Write  for  full  information  and  prices. 

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tninnesota. 


CitizeiLsliip — Age— Cliaracter. 

In  this  state  tlie  rules  of  the  Supreme  Court  require  that  the 
applicant  shall  be  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  a  citizen  and 
resident  of  the  state,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  char- 
acter. 

General  Education. 

Applicants,  other  than  those  exempt  from  test  before  the 
board  of  examiners,  shall  satisfactorily  prove  to  the  board  that 
they  have  passed  examination  in  one  year's  Latin,  English 
history,  American  history,  English  composition  and  rhetoric, 
and  the  common  school  branches  before  being  admitted  to  the 
bar  examination. 

Texm  of  Study. 

A  person  who  shall  have  studied  law  for  three  years,  within 
the  five  years  preceding  his  application,  either  in  a  law  school 
or  in  the  office  of  a  practicing  attorney,  or  in  both,  provided 
at  least  six  months  was  spent  in  the  office  of  a  practicing  at- 
torney in  this  state,  shall  be  eligible  to  the  bar  examination. 
If  for  at  least  six  months  the  candidate  has  pursued  his  studies 
as  prescribed,  the  board  may,  in  its  discretion,  accept  in  lieu 
of  the  remainder  of  the  time  required  to  be  passed  in  a  law 
office  or  school  an  equivalent  period  of  study,  irrespective  of 
the  manner  or  place  in  which  it  was  spent. 

Examination— Regulations — Scope— Fee. 

The  petition  for  examination  shall  be  filed  with  the  board, 
and  shall  contain  statements  regarding  applicant's  name,  age, 
and  occupation,  if  any ;  his  present  residence,  how  long  he  has 
resided  in  this  state,  and  his  place  of  residence  during  the  pre- 
ceding three  years;  the  course  or  nature  of  his  general  educa- 
tion, in  what  educational  institution  it  was  pursued,  and  the 
time  spent  therein.  All  applicants,  except  attorneys  of  five 
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66  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAB. 

years'  standing,  shall  also  state  in  their  affidavit  where  and  dur- 
ing what  time  they  have  studied  law,  in  what  school,  if  any, 
and  for  what  period  of  time,  the  name  and  place  of  residence 
of  every  attorney  in  this  state  and  elsewhere  in  whose  office 
they  have  studied,  and  the  period  of  study  in  such  office. 

The  branches  of  general  education  upon  which  the  petitioner 
shall  be  examined  are  left  to  the  discretion  of  the  board,  but 
such  examination  shall  include:  The  law  of  Real  Property, 
including  Mortgages  and  other  liens  on  Real  Property  and 
Conveyances,  Trusts,  Taxation,  Equity  Jurisprudence,  Minne- 
sota Statute  Law,  Code  Pleading  and  Practice,  Constitutional 
Law,  Conflict  of  Laws,  Criminal  Law,  Evidence,  Corporation 
Law,  including  both  Private  and  Municipal  Corporations,  Con- 
tracts, including  Sales,  Bailments,  Negotiable  Instruments, 
Landlord  and  Tenant,  Partnership,  Agency,  Suretyship, 
Frauds,  Damages,  Chattel  Mortgages  and  other  liens  on  Per- 
sonal Property;  Torts,  including  Negligence,  Domestic  Rela- 
tions, Executors  and  Administrators,  Wills,  and  Legal  Ethics. 
In  connection  with  the  foregoing  topics  a  knowledge  of  the 
common  law  as  affected  by  Minnesota  statute  law  will  be  re- 
quired. A  general  average  of  75  per  cent,  shall  be  required 
for  qualification.  A  candidate  having  obtained  a  standing  of 
not  less  than  60  per  cent,  in  any  of  the  subjects  shall  be  entitled 
to  re-examination  on  those  subjects  wherein  he  failed  to  receive 
a  standing  of  75  per  cent. ;  but  if  a  candidate's  marks  are  less 
than  60  per  cent,  on  each  of  six  or  more  subjects,  or  less  than 
75  per  cent,  on  each  of  thirteen  or  more  subjects,  he  shall  be  re- 
examined in  all  subjects.  If  the  test  is  favorable,  the  board 
shall  so  signify,  and  the  oath  of  office  shall  be  administered 
and  license  granted.  With  the  petition  for  examination,  a  fee 
of  $15  shall  be  deposited. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Attorneys  of  five  years'  standing  from  any  other  state  or 
territory,  or  from  the  District  of  Columbia,  may,  in  the  discre- 


RULES    FOE   ADMISSION   TO    THE    BAR.  67 

tion  of  the  board,  be  admitted  without  examination,  further 
than  of  the  papers  presented  by  them,  upon  making  appHcation 
to  the  board,  showing  their  admission  and  good  standing  in 
such  former  state,  and  good  moral  character,  and  upon  payment 
of  a  fee  of  $15.  Such  applications  may  be  acted  upon  by  the 
board  at  any  time,  without  waiting  for  a  regular  meeting.  Any 
attorney  of  less  than  five  years  standing  from  any  other  state 
or  territory,  or  from  the  District  of  Columbia,  who  has  studied 
law,  either  in  a  law  school  or  in  the  office  of  a  practicing  attor- 
ney, or  both,  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  three  years,  six 
months  of  which  period  shall  have  been  spent  in  study  in  the 
office  of  a  practicing  attorney  in  this  state,  may  be  examined  by 
said  board  as  prescribed. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

The  foregoing  rules  do  not  apply  to  graduates  of  the  college 
of  Law  of  the  State  University,  The  St.  Paul  College  of  Law, 
or  of  any  law  school  in  the  state  which  has  the  certificate  of 
the  Supreme  Court  approving  the  course  of  study,  faculty, 
etc.  Such  graduates  are  admitted,  without  examination  or 
fee,  at  any  time  within  two  years  after  graduation,  on  presenta- 
tion of  diploma. 

Miscellaneous. 

The  examinations  shall  be  held  in  the  cities  of  St.  Paul,  Min- 
neapolis, Winona,  Mankato,  Duluth,  and  Fergus  Falls,  on  the 
following  dates :  First  Tuesday  after  first  INIonday  in  January ; 
first  Tuesday  in  May;  first  Tuesday  in  September.  Applica- 
tions, on  blank  forms  which  may  be  procured  of  the  secretary, 
should  be  filed  with  the  secretary  of  the  Board,  Eli  Southworth, 
Shakopee,  Minn.,  at  least  three  weeks  before  the  examination. 

S««Tce  of  Roles. 

Gen.  Laws  1893,  c.  129;   Laws  1899,  c.  60;   Laws  1901,  c 
100 ;  Rev.  Laws  1905,  c.  35 ;  Rules  Board  of  Examiners,  Feb. 


68  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

17, 1892,  and  Sept.  7, 1899,  as  amended  June  13,  1901,  and  May 
17,  1904. 


MINNESOTA  DECISIONS. 

1851  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Minnesota  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of  98  vols.  All  decisions  in  vols.  26  to  98,  and  many  other 
decisions  not  yet  published  in  the  State  Reports,  are  reported 
in  the  Northwestern  Reporter,  111  vols.  These  represent  more 
than  70  per  cent,  of  all  the  Minnesota  decisions.  The  North- 
western also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  28  years  of  Iowa, 
Michigan,  Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin,  and  all  decisions  of  Da- 
kota Territory  and  North  and  South  Dakota.  The  tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Northwestern  make  it  a  sim- 
ple matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report 
page  and  volume.  The  Northwestern  is  in  general  use,  and 
is  cited  by  both  the  bench  and  bar.  It  contains  about  75  per 
cent,  of  all  Minnesota  decisions.  Write  for  full  information 
and  prices. 

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XITisstsstppu 


Citizensliip — Age— Cliaracter. 

The  candidate  for  admission  in  this  state  shall  prove  that 
he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  a  resident  of  the  state,  21 
years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Examination — Regulations— Scope — Fee. 

The  application  shall  be  made  in  writing  to  the  court  of  chan- 
cery for  some  county  in  the  district  of  his  residence.  The 
chancellor  shall  in  open  court  propound  to  the  candidate  ques- 
tions upon  the  subjects  of  the  law  of  Real  Property,  Personal 
Property,  Pleading,  Evidence,  Commercial  Law,  Criminal  Law, 
Chancery  and  Chancery  Pleading,  of  the  statute  law  of  the 
state,  and  of  the  Constitutions  of  the  United  States  and  of  the 
state  of  Mississippi,  and  shall  refer  the  written  answers  to  the 
chancellor  of  another  district  of  the  state,  who  shall  pass  upon 
the  same,  and  shall  certify  to  the  chancellor  before  whom  the 
examination  was  held  his  conclusions  as  to  the  sufficiency  or 
insufficiency  of  the  applicant's  legal  learning.  If  such  conclu- 
sions are  favorable,  the  candidate  will  be  granted  a  license  upon 
taking  the  prescribed  oath.  A  fee  of  $10  to  the  state,  and 
usually  one  of  $5  to  the  city  where  he  practices,  shall  be  paid 
by  the  successful  candidate.  The  dismissal  of  an  application 
for  license  to  practice  shall  not  bar  another  application  by  the 
same  person  after  the  expiration  of  six  months  from  the  date 
of  dismissal. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from   Other  Jurisdictions. 

Attorneys  from  other  states  shall  be  admitted  in  this  state 
upon  the  same  conditions  as  are  imposed  upon  attorneys  of 
this  state  by  such  other  states. 

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70  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR, 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

If  the  candidate  be  a  graduate  of  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Mississippi  and  of  good  moral  character,  he 
shall  be  admitted  upon  presentation  of  diploma. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Code  1906,  §§  202-209,  211. 


MISSISSIPPI  DECISIONS. 

1820  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Mississippi  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

Freeman's  Chancery,  1  vol. 

Smedes  &  Marshall's  Chancery,  1  voL 

Walker,  1  vol. 

Howard,  7  vols. 

Smedes  &  Marshall,  14  vols. 

Mississippi,  vols.  23  to  87. 

Many  of  the  early  volumes  of  the  Mississippi  Reports,  how- 
ever, have  long  been  out  of  print,  and  are  very  scarce  and  ex- 
pensive. This  situation  has  worked  the  greatest  inconvenience 
to  the  bench  and  bar  for  years  past,  and,  in  recognition  of  the 
general  demand  for  a  new  and  complete  edition  of  these  Re- 
ports, we  have  undertaken  the  publication  of  a  complete  and 
annotated  Reprint  of  the  Mississippi  Reports,  to  cover  the  fol- 
lowing volumes :  Freeman's  Chancery ;  Smedes  &  Marshall's 
Chancery ;  Walker  (1  Miss.) ;  Howard  (2-8  Miss.) ;  Smedes 
&  Marshall  (9-22  Miss.)  ;  and  Mississippi,  vols.  23-63— a 
total  of  65  original  volumes,  to  be  bound  in  31  books,  beginning 
with  vol.  63  and  working  backward.  Everything  in  the  origi- 
nal Reports,  including  the  paging,  will  be  preserved.  Full 
annotations  will  be  added,  showing  where  each  case  has  been 


RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  71 

subsequently  cited  by  the  Mississippi  Supreme  Court,  as  well 
as  prior  and  subsequent  reports  of  the  same  case,  and  also  show- 
ing the  disposition  of  each  case  that  has  gone  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States.  Annotations  to  the  Century  Di- 
gest will  also  be  made,  showing,  in  connection  with  each  case, 
the  exact  places  in  the  Century  Digest  where  the  cognate  au- 
thorities have  been  collected  and  compared,  thus  bringing  to- 
gether all  the  law  applicable  to  any  particular  case.  Referen- 
ces to  the  annotations  in  the  American  Decisions  and  Ameri- 
can Reports  will  also  be  added.  This  Reprint  will  be  sold  in 
complete  sets  only.  Books  31  and  30  are  now  published,  cover- 
ing vols.  60  to  63  Mississippi.  Detailed  information  regarding 
this  Reprint  will  be  furnished  on  request. 

The  Southern  Reporter,  43  vols.,  contains  all  Mississippi 
decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  63,  and  all  decisions  for  the  last 
20  years  of  Alabama,  Florida,  and  Louisiana.  The  tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Southern  make  it  a  simple 
matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page 
and  volume.  The  Southern  is  the  only  medium  through  which 
all  of  the  current  Mississippi  decisions  may  be  had,  and  which 
furnishes  them  promptly.  Write  for  price  and  detailed  in- 
formation. 

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ITitssourl 


Age — Character. 

Every  applicant  for  a  license  to-  practice  shall  produce  satis- 
factory evidence  that  he  is  21  years  of  age,  of  good  moral  char- 
acter, and  a  resident  of  the  state. 

General  Education. 

Applicant  must  have  acquired  a  general  education  equivalent 
to  that  obtained  through  a  common  or  grammar  school  course 
of  study,  and  shall  possess  a  fair  knowledge  of  the  subjects  of 
history,  hterature,  and  civil  government. 

Examination — Regulation — Scope — Fee. 

Written  application  will  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  at  least  10  days  before  the  date  set  for  examina- 
tion, and  will  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  $10.  If  satisfied  that 
the  requirements  in  the  above  paragraphs  have  been  complied 
with,  tlie  Board  of  Examiners  will  examine  the  candidate  in 
open  court  upon  the  following  subjects :  Contracts,  Criminal 
Law  and  Procedure,  Torts,  Domestic  Relations,  Agency,  Pri- 
vate Corporations,  Partnership,  Real  Property,  Personal  Prop- 
erty, Sales,  Bailments,  Carriers,  Common-Law  Pleading,  Code 
Pleading,  Equity,  Evidence,  Wills  and  Probate,  Constitutional 
Law,  Negotiable  Instruments,  Extraordinary  Legal  Remedies, 
Conflict  of  Laws,  Insurance,  Pleading  and  Practice  under  the 
Missouri  Statutes  and  Legal  Ethics.  In  case  the  applicant  fails 
to  pass,  he  will  be  notified  as  to  those  subjects  upon  which  he 
qualified  and  those  upon  which  he  failed  to  quaUfy,  and  will  be 
given  the  privilege  of  a  further  examination  at  any  time  within 
one  year,  without  further  charge,  on  those  subjects  in  which  he 
was  found  deficient.  In  case  of  success,  the  oath  will  be  ad- 
ministered and  license  granted. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Otiier  Jurisdictions. 

Any  person  becoming  a  resident  of  this  state  after  having 
been  admitted  to  the  bar  in  any  other  state  may,  in  the  discre- 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  73- 

tion  of  the  Supreme  Court,  be  admitted  to  practice  in  this  state 
without  examination,  upon  proof  of  the  other  quaUfications  re- 
quired by  this  act,  and  proof  that  he  has  been  hcensed  and  has 
practiced  law  regularly  for  three  years  in  the  state  from  which 
he  comes.  Nothing  in  this  act  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  a 
nonresident  attorney  in  good  standing  from  appearing  in  a 
case  in  which  he  may  be  employed. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  will  be  held  twice  a  year  at  Jefferson  City. 
Such  examinations  shall  also  be  held  at  St.  Louis  and  Kansas 
City,  and  such  other  places  as  the  Supreme  Court  may  desig- 
nate, and  at  dates  fixed  by  said  court. 

Source  of  Rnles. 

Laws  1905,  pp.  48-49,  repealing  sections  4918-4920,  4937^ 
Rev.  St.  1899;  Ann.  St.  1906,  §  4920  (1-10). 


MISSOURI  DECISIONS. 

1821  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Missouri  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  197  vols.  Supreme  and  119  Appeals.  All  decisions  subse- 
quent to  volume  88  Supreme  and  93  Appeals  are  reported  in 
the  Southwestern  Reporter,  100  vols.,  together  with  all  deci- 
sions for  the  last  21  years  from  Arkansas,  Kentucky,  Tennessee, 
and  Texas,  and  all  decisions  of  Indian  Territory.  The  tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Southwestern  make  it  a  sim- 
ple matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report 
page  and  volume.  The  Missouri  Court  of  Appeals  was  or- 
ganized in  1876.  The  final  jurisdiction  was  very  low,  and 
until  1902  it  was  not  regarded  as  a  court  of  last  resort.  The 
jurisdiction  was  changed  in  1902,  and  we  then  began  to  pub- 
lish the  decisions  in  the  Southwestern  Reporter. 

We  will  furnish  prices  and  full  information  on  request 

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Itlontana^ 


Citizensliip — Age — Cliaracter. 

Any  person  applying  for  examination  shall  file  with  the  clerk, 
at  least  10  days  prior  to  the  date  of  such  examination,  a  veri- 
fied petition  setting  forth  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  or  a  resident  of  this  state  who  has  bona  fide  declared 
his  intention  of  becoming  a  citizen,  and  that  he  is  of  full  age 
and  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

His  petition  shall  contain,  also,  the  certificate  of  two  reputa- 
ble lawyers  that  applicant  has  studied  law  for  two  successive 
years  prior  to  such  application. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  questions  and  answers  of  the  examinations  shall  be  prin- 
cipally in  writing,  and  shall  be  strict,  both  as  to  elementary 
principles  and  the  Codes  and  practice  of  this  state.  Before  a 
license  shall  be  granted  the  candidate  shall  take  the  oath  pre- 
scribed by  law.     The  admission  fee  is  $5, 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

A  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  a  resident  of  this  state  who 
has  bona  fide  declared  his  intention  of  becoming  a  citizen,  who 
has  been  admitted  to  practice  before  the  highest  tribunal  of 
another  state,  or  of  a  foreign  country,  where  the  common  law 
exists  as  a  basis,  shall  be  admitted  here,  with  or  without  ex- 
amination, in  the  discretion  of  the  court,  upon  filing  certificates 
showing  good  moral  character,  where,  with  whom,  and  for 
what  period  he  has  studied,  where  and  how  long  he  has  prac- 
ticed, if  such  he  has,  his  standing  in  the  court  in  which  he  last 
practiced,  and  the  recommendation  of  the  presiding  judge  of 
such  court.  Before  being  admitted  to  practice  he  shall  take  the 
oath  prescribed  by  law. 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  75 

Miscellaneons. 

Applications  should  be  filed  with  the  clerk  at  least  10  days 
prior  to  the  date  of  examination.  Examinations  are  held  in 
the  Supreme  Court  rooms  on  the  second  day  of  the  June  and 
December  terms  of  each  year.  Terms  commence  on  the  first 
Tuesday  of  the  month.  The  foregoing  rules  apply  to  women 
as  well  as  to  men. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Sup.  Ct.  Rules  adopted  February  1,  1905. 


MONTANA  DECISIONS. 

1868  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Montana  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  32  vols.  The  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.,  contains  all  deci- 
sions subsequent  to  vol.  3  Montana,  and  all  decisions  for  the 
last  2-4  years  of  California,  Colorado,  Idaho,  Kansas,  Nevada, 
New  Mexico,  Oregon,  Utah,  Washington,  and  Wyoming,  and 
all  decisions  of  Arizona  and  Oklahoma.  The  tables  of  cross- 
citations  furnished  with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  simple  matter  to 
find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  vol- 
ume. Owing  to  the  limited  number  of  local  precedents,  it  is 
necessary  to  go  outside  of  Montana  for  case-law  authorities, 
and  the  Pacific  Reporter  is  the  medium  naturally  chosen.  In- 
deed, the  set  is  usually  considered  indispensable  in  all  the  Pa- 
cific Coast  states.  This  is  especially  true  as  to  Montana,  for 
the  reason  that  the  Montana  Code  was  adapted  from  that  of 
California,  and  the  courts  follow  the  California  decisions  close- 
ly. The  Pacific  contains  70  per  cent,  of  all  the  California  de- 
cisions, including  hundreds  that  are  nowhere  else  reported. 
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Hebraska 


Citizensliip— Age — Character. 

When  applying  for  admission  to  the  bar,  the  applicant  must 
show  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  a  resident  of 
Nebraska,  31  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  application,  and  of 
good  moral  character. 

General  Education — Term  of  Study. 

Before  attempting  the  examination,  applicant  must  prove  to 
the  examiners  that  he  has  had  preliminary  education  equiva- 
lent to  that  involved  in  the  completion  of  the  first  three  years  of 
a  high  school  course  accredited  by  the  state  department  of  pub- 
lic instruction.  He  shall  also  satisfy  the  examiners  that  he  has, 
for  a  period  of  three  years,  diligently  pursued  his  legal  studies 
in  a  reputable  law  school  or  in  the  office  of  a  practicing  attor- 
ney, or  partly  in  one  and  partly  in  the  other.  At  least  one  year 
of  such  office  study  shall  have  been  passed  in  a  law  office  of 
this  state. 

Examination — Regulations— Scope — Fee. 

The  Supreme  Court  shall  fix  the  time,  place,  and  rules  for 
examinations,  and  may  appoint  a  commission  of  not  less  than 
five  persons  learned  in  the  law  to  assist  in  or  conduct  any  such 
examinations.  At  least  four  weeks  prior  to  the  day  set  for  the 
examinations,  the  applicant  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  a  written  request  in  his  own  handwriting,  sub- 
scribed by  himself,  together  with  proofs  of  his  general  qualifica- 
tions, as  mentioned  above.  These  proofs  shall  state,  too,  the 
time  and  place  of  preparatory  study,  and  shall  contain  his  pre- 
ceptor's certificate  that  the  petitioner  has  attentively  pursued 
his  studies  for  at  least  three  years,  and  the  affidavit  of  two  repu- 
table citizens  of  the  applicant's  own  community  vouching  for 
his  morality  and  reputation  in  that  community,  and  the  names 
and  addresses  of  three  persons,  other  than  those  certifying  for 

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him,  of  whom  further  inquiry  may  be  made  by  the  board  of  ex- 
aminers. At  the  time  of  fiUng  apphcation,  the  petitioner  shall 
deposit  with  the  clerk  the  sum  of  $5  for  defrayal  of  expenses. 
Except  for  the  division  of  the  questions  and  answers  into  oral 
and  written,  the  method  of  conducting  the  examination  is  left 
to  the  discretion  of  the  board  of  examiners.  As  soon  as  prac- 
ticable after  the  conclusion  of  the  examination,  the  board  shall 
report  to  tlie  court  the  results,  and  the  names  of  the  persons 
entitled  to  admission  as  decided  by  a  majority  of  the  board, 
which  persons  shall  thereupon  be  admitted  to  practice  upon  tak- 
ing the  oath  prescribed  by  law.  If  the  applicant  is  disqualified, 
he  shall  not  be  admitted  to  examination  for  one  year  from  the 
time  of  such  failure,  and  until  he  shall  have  filed  a  certificate 
that  he  has  studied  law  for  one  year  since  his  rejection. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  practicing  attorney  in  a  court  of  record  of  another  state 
or  territory,  desiring  to  be  admitted  to  practice  in  the  courts  of 
this  state,  must  make  his  application  as  required  by  these  rules 
and  present  proof  by  certificate  that  he  is  a  licensed  prac- 
titioner in  a  court  of  record  of  another  state  where  the  re- 
quirements for  admission  when  he  was  admitted  were  equal  to 
those  prescribed  in  this  state,  or,  that  he  has  practiced  law  five 
full  years  under  license  in  such  state. 

MiscellaneoTts. 

Every  person  applying  for  admission  as  having  studied  in 
the  office  of  a  practicing  attorney  in  this  state  must  have  regis- 
tered with  the  clerk  of  court  at  the  beginning  of  his  term  of 
study,  giving  his  name,  address,  and  the  name  and  address  of 
the  attorney  in  whose  office  he  is  studying.  A  fee  of  50  cents 
will  be  required  from  every  applicant  registered.  Examina- 
tions will  be  held  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  June  and  the  third 
Tuesday  of  November  of  each  year,  and  at  such  other  times  as 
the  commission  may  deem  advisable. 

Graduates  from  the  College  of  Law  of  the  State  University 
shall  make  application  containing  statements  rcgardmg  qual- 


78  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

ifications  in  the  same  manner  as  other  appHcants.     If  otherwise 
satisfactory,  they  will  be  admitted  without  further  examination. 

Source  of  Itules. 

Comp.  St.  1905,  c.  7 ;  Rules  Sup.  Ct.  in  force  1906. 


NEBRASKA  DECISIONS. 

1854  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Nebraska  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of  70  vols.  The  Northwestern  Reporter,  111  vols.,  con- 
tains all  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  8  Nebraska,  including  the 
decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court  Commissioners,  representing 
nearly  80  per  cent,  of  all  the  decisions  of  the  state.  These 
Commissioners'  Decisions  are  also  published  in  a  series  of  re- 
ports known  as  "Nebraska  Unofficial  Reports,"  of  which  series 
there  are  five  volumes.  The  Northwestern  Reporter  contains, 
in  addition  to  the  above,  all  decisions  for  the  last  28  years  of 
Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  and  Wisconsin,  and  all  decisions 
of  Dakota  Territory,  and  North  and  South  Dakota.  The  ta- 
bles of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Northwestern  make 
it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State 
Report  page  and  volume.  The  set  sells  for  about  one-fifth  of 
the  cost  of  the  corresponding  State  Reports.  Write  for  price 
and  full  information. 

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Heraba. 


Citizensliip — Age — Character. 

The  applicant  for  admission  in  this  state  shall  be  a  bona  fide 
resident  of  the  state,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  char- 
acter. 

Hxaioiiiatioii — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

Application  shall  be  made  to  the  district  judge,  who  shall 
refer  it  to  the  Supreme  Court.  This  court  will  then  appoint 
the  district  judge  and  two  attorneys  residents  of  the  district 
to  constitute  a  board  of  examiners.  This  board  shall  test  the 
applicant  upon  his  legal  attainments  by  examination  in  open 
court,  the  questions  to  be  answered  in  writing  upon  the  subjects 
of  the  history  of  Nevada  and  of  the  United  States,  the  consti- 
tutional relations  of  the  state  and  federal  government,  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  various  courts  of  Nevada  and  of  the  Unit- 
ed States,  the  various  sources  of  municipal  law  of  Nevada, 
the  general  principles  of  the  common  law  relating  to  property 
and  personal  rights  and  obligations,  the  general  grounds  of 
equity  jurisdiction  and  the  principles  of  equity  jurisprudence, 
rules  and  principles  of  pleading  and  evidence,  practice  under 
the  Civil  and  Criminal  Codes  of  Nevada,  and  remedies  in 
hypothetical  cases.  A  fee  of  $35  shall  be  deposited  before  fil- 
ing application,  which  will  be  returned  if  application  is  rejected. 

Admission  of  Attorneys    from    Other   Jurisdictions. 

One  who  has  been  admitted  upon  a  creditable  examination  in 
any  other  state,  territory,  or  foreign  country  where  the  common 
law  of  England  is  the  basis  of  jurisprudence  may  be  licensed 
here,  upon  proof  of  such  fact  and  a  certificate  of  some  respon- 
sible party  that  applicant  is  of  good  moral  character. 

Miscellaneous. 

The  foregoing  rules  apply  to  women  as  well  as  to  men. 

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Source  of  Itules. 

Comp.  St.  1900,  §§  2612-2618;    Sup.  Ct  Rules   (73  Pac. 
xi-xii). 


NEVADA  DECISIONS. 

1865  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Nevada  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  28  vols.  All  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  16  are  reported  in 
the  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.,  together  with  all  decisions  for 
the  last  24  years  of  California,  Colorado,  Idaho,  Kansas,  Mon- 
tana, New  Mexico,  Oregon,  Utah,  Washington,  and  Wyoming, 
and  all  decisions  of  Arizona  and  Oklahoma.  The  tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  simple  mat- 
ter to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page 
and  volume.  Owing  to  the  small  number  of  local  precedents, 
the  Nevada  attorney  is  forced  to  look  to  the  neighboring  states 
for  his  case-law  authorities.  The  Pacific  Reporter,  containing, 
as  it  does,  upwards  of  75  per  cent,  of  all  the  decisions  of  the 
Pacific  states,  and  being  the  only  medium  through  which  a 
large  proportion  of  them  may  be  had,  is  the  natural  selection. 
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Citizenship — Age — Character. 

The  applicant  for  a  license  to  practice  shall  be  a  citizen  of  tlie 
state,  of  the  age  of  21  years,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

He  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  a  petition 
stating  his  residence,  the  date  and  place  of  his  birth,  the  term 
during  which  he  has  studied  law,  and  the  name  and  residence 
of  the  person  with  whom  he  studied ;  and  he  shall  file  therewith 
certificates  showing  that  he  is  of  good  moral  character  and  that 
he  has  studied  law  as  set  forth  in  the  petition.  Term  of  study 
required  is  three  years,  and  may  be  pursued  in  the  office  of  a 
member  of  the  bar  in  good  standmg  or  in  a  reputable  law 
school.  If  the  papers  so  filed  show  that  he  is  entitled  to  be  ex- 
amined, he  will  be  allowed  to  take  the  examination  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  committee. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  candidate  shall  pass  a  satisfactory  examination  on  the 
various  branches  of  law  before  a  committee  appointed  by  the 
Supreme  Court,  and  shall  average  70  per  cent,  in  the  correct- 
ness of  his  answers  to  have  them  considered  satisfactory.  A 
person  who  fails  in  an  examination  for  admission  to  the  bar  will 
not  be  admitted  to  another  examination  until  the  court,  upon 
special  consideration  of  the  case,  make  an  order  to  that  effect. 

Admission  of  Attorneys    from    Other   Jurisdictions. 

One  admitted  to  practice  in  the  highest  court  of  another  state 
shall  be  admitted  here,  exempt  from  examination,  upon  pro- 
duction of  proof  of  such  admission,  that  he  is  of  good  moral 
character,  that  he  has  practiced  law  in  the  state  of  his  admission 
for  at  least  one  year,  and  that  he  is  a  resident  of  this  state  at  the 
time  of  application.  Proof  of  admission  in  such  former  state 
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82  RULES   FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

will  be  exclusively  by  certificate  from  a  judge  of  the  highest 
court  in  such  state,  under  seal  of  the  court. 

Miscellaneoiis. 

Examinations  are  held  at  Concord  the  third  Tuesdays  of  June 
and  December,  and  applications  must  be  filed  with  clerk  of  Su- 
preme Court  at  least  14  days  before  examination  day. 

Any  person  proposing  to  study  law  with  a  view  to  applying 
for  admission  to  the  bar  shall,  within  14  days  after  commen- 
cing the  study,  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  a  certifi- 
cate stating  his  age,  residence,  what  preparatory  education  he 
has  had,  the  name  and  residence  of  person  with  whom  he  is 
studying,  and  the  date  when  he  commenced  the  study ;  also  a 
certificate  of  the  person  with  whom  he  is  studying,  stating  the 
fact  and  when  the  study  began. 

Source  of  Rules. 

69  Atl.  vii-viii. 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE  DECISIONS. 

1816  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  New  Hampshire  Reports  (down  to  1907) 
consists  of  73  vols.  All  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  63  are  re- 
ported in  the  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.  The  set  also  contains 
all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Connecticut,  Delaware, 
Maine,  Maryland,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Rhode  Island, 
and  Vermont,  including  upward  of  2,500  decisions  that  have 
been  omitted  from  the  State  Reports  and  can  only  be  found  in 
the  Reporter.  The  tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the 
Atlantic  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited 
by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume.  Write  for  full  par- 
ticulars and  price. 

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HetP  3ersey. 


Citizensliip— Age— Character. 

To  procure  a  license  in  this  state,  the  applicant  shall  be  21 
years  of  age  and  of  good  moral  character,  and  recommended  by 
the  Governor  for  a  license. 

General  Edncation. 

At  least  three  years  before  taking  the  bar  examination  the  ap- 
plicant must  have  passed  his  final  examination  for  graduation 
in  a  college,  university,  public  high  school,  or  private  school 
approved  by  the  board  of  examiners,  or  must  have  passed  an 
equivalent  examination  to  be  held  under  the  supervision  of  the 
bar  examiners. 

Term  of  Study. 

A  regular  clerkship  for  a  term  of  three  years  shall  be  served 
with  some  practicing  attorney  of  the  court  before  entering  upon 
the  examination.  Any  portion  of  the  time,  not  to  exceed  18 
months,  may  be  spent  in  regular  attendance  at  a  reputable  law 
school.  The  applicant  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  at  the  commencement  of  the  clerkship,  a  certificate  of  the 
attorney  that  the  clerkship  has  begun. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope. 

The  times  and  places  of  the  examination,  and  the  topics  and 
books  upon  which  the  applicants  will  be  examined,  are  publish- 
ed by  the  board  of  examiners  and  may  be  obtained  upon  requi- 
sition to  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court.  The  examinations 
are  written  and  oral,  and  are  conducted  by  the  board  of  exam- 
iners, consisting  of  three  counselors  appointed  by  the  court. 
Two  months'  notice  must  be  given  of  the  applicant's  intention 
to  take  the  examination.  Such  notice  must  be  given  to  the 
clerk  of  the  circuit  court  of  the  county  in  which  he  served  his 
clerkship,  or  in  which  he  resides.  The  prescribed  oaths  must 
be  taken  before  admission  is  granted. 

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84  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Otlier  Jurisdictions. 

An  attorney  admitted  in  another  state,  whose  clerkship  and 
profession  in  that  state,  or  in  this,  or  in  both,  have  been  pur- 
sued for  a  term  of  three  years,  shall  be  eligible  to  examination, 
upon  proof  of  good  moral  character,  provided  that  he  may  take 
the  examination  as  to  general  education  at  any  time  before  mak- 
ing application  for  admission.  Two  months'  notice  must  be 
given  of  applicant's  intention  to  take  the  examination,  same  as 
prescribed  for  other  applicants. 

Miscellaneous. 

No  one  shall  be  admitted  as  a  counselor  until  he  shall  have 
practiced  as  an  attorney  in  the  state  for  three  years  and  given 
proof  in  examination  of  his  legal  ability.  Women  may  be  li- 
censed upon  complying  with  the  prescribed  requirements.  Ex- 
aminations for  attorneys  and  counselors  are  held  on  the  first 
Thursday  of  the  February,  June,  and  November  terms,  at  Tren- 
ton. Applications  for  examination,  together  with  all  necessary 
papers,  must  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  at 
least  20  days  before  the  first  day  of  the  term.  No  application 
is  necessary  to  take  the  counselors'  examination,  but  20  days' 
notice  should  be  given  by  those  intending  to  take  it. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Gen.  St.  p.  2330,  §  6  ;  Gen.  St.  p.  2603,  §  396  ;  Rules  Sup.  Ct. 
and  Board  of  Examiners,  in  force  March,  1906. 


NEW  JERSEY  DECISIONS. 

1790-1907. 

Complete  sets  of  New  Jersey  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sist of : 

New  Jersey  Law,  72  vols.,  1790-1907. 
New  Jersey  Equity,  68  vols.,  1830-1907. 

The  Atlantic  Reporter,  65    vols.,  contains   all  decisions    of 
New  Jersey  subsequent  to  47  Law  and  -10  Equity.    It  also  con- 


RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  85 

tains  all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Connecticut,  Del- 
aware, Alaine,  Maryland,  New  Hampshire,  Pennsylvania, 
Rhode  Island,  and  Vermont.  The  tables  of  cross-citations  fur- 
nished with  the  Atlantic  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  tlie 
cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume.  The 
Atlantic  Reporter  includes  upward  of  2,500  decisions  that  have 
not  been  and  will  not  be  published  in  the  State  Reports.  Near- 
ly 1,000  of  the  omitted  decisions  are  from  New  Jersey.  Re- 
garding the  value  of  these  decisions  as  precedents,  we  quote 
from  the  report  of  the  committee  on  reporting  and  digesting 
to  the  American  Bar  Association,  1898 :  "In  New  Jersey  the 
judges  and  reporters  have  excluded  or  omitted  from  the  reports 
667  cases  which  have  been  published  in  the  first  33  vols,  of  the 
Atlantic  Reporter.  *  *  *  Some  of  them  are  decisions  which 
have  proved  to  be  the  controlling  authorities,  and  have  become 
leading  cases  in  some  branch  of  law  or  practice."  In  view  of 
this  statement  from  such  an  impartial  authority,  can  you  afiford 
to  practice  without  all  of  these  decisions  ?  Write  for  price  and 
full  information. 

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HetP  2Hexico. 


Citizenship — ^Age — Character. 

In  applying  for  a  license  in  this  state,  the  petitioner  shall  be 
a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  shall  have  declared  his  bona 
fide  intention  of  becoming  such,  and  shall  be  a  resident  of  this 
territory,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

Before  attempting  the  examination  the  applicant  shall  certify 
to  the  court  in  his  petition  where  and  for  how  long  he  has  stud- 
ied law  and  the  books  he  has  read.  If  a  law  school  graduate, 
the  petition  should  so  state;  if  not,  he  must  ofifer  the  certifi- 
cates of  reputable  attorneys  that  he  has  pursued  his  study  of 
law  for  a  period  of  two  years. 

Examination— Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  applicant  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court 
a  petition  stating  the  time  and  place  of  his  birth,  and  his  place 
of  residence  during  the  past  five  years,  accompanied  by  the  cer- 
tificate of  some  reputable  person  vouching  for  his  character.  It 
shall  contain,  too,  a  statement  of  all  the  facts  material  to  his 
preparatory  work.  The  application  shall  be  referred  to  the 
Board  of  Examiners,  consisting  of  five  members  of  the  bar  of 
said  court,  who  shall  in  open  court  examine  the  applicants,  part- 
ly in  writing  and  partly  by  oral  questions,  upon  the  subjects  of 
Real  and  Personal  Property,  Contracts,  Partnership,  Negoti- 
able Instruments,  Agency,  Principal  and  Surety,  Executors  and 
Administrators,  Bailments,  Corporations,  Personal  Rights,  Do- 
mestic Relations,  the  Principles  of  Constitutional  Law,  Wills, 
Equity  Jurisprudence,  Pleading,  Practice,  Evidence,  and  Crim- 
inal Law.  An  average  valuation  of  50  per  cent,  on  all  the  ques- 
tions propounded  is  necessary  to  entitle  the  candidate  to  admis- 
sion.   A  fee  of  $5  shall  be  paid  the  clerk  issuing  the  license. 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAB.  87 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from   Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  person  admitted  in  another  state  shall  offer  evidence  of 
such  admission,  the  length  of  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  ac- 
tive practice,  and  his  standing  in  saivl  court,  when  applying  for 
admission  in  this  state.  If  such  applicant  has  been  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  for  three  years  next  preceding  his 
application,  he  shall  be  licensed  here  without  examination. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  shall  be  held  on  the  first  day  of  each  regular 
term  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  at  such  other  times  as  the  court 
may  from  time  to  time  designate. 

The  district  courts  shall  have  power  to  issue  to  any  proper 
person  who  purposes  applying  for  admission  a  temporary  li- 
cense, to  expire  on  the  first  day  of  the  term  of  the  Supreme 
Court  next  after  the  issuance  of  such  license. 

Attorneys  who  have  been  admitted  to  practice  while  bona  fide 
residents  of  this  territory  shall  not  be  precluded  from  practicing 
in  any  of  the  courts  of  the  territory  by  reason  of  their  subse- 
quent removal  from  the  territory. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Sup.  Ct,  Rules  m  lorce  November  1,  1903. 


NEW  MEXICO  DECISIONS. 

1852  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  New  Mexico  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of  12  vols.  All  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  2  are  reported 
in  the  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.  The  set  also  contains  all  de- 
cisions for  the  last  24  years  of  California,  Colorado,  Idaho, 
Kansas,  Montana,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Utah,  Washington,  and 
Wyoming,  and  all  of  Arizona  and  Oklahoma.  The  tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  simple  mat- 


88  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

ter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and 
volume.  The  limited  number  of  local  decisions  increases  the 
necessity  of  using  decisions  from  other  states  as  precedents. 
The  Pacific  Reporter,  containing,  as  it  does,  the  decisions  of 
the  neighboring  states,  is  naturally  the  medium  which  furnishes 
the  decisions  desired.  It  is  so  generally  used  and  cited  in  New 
Mexico  that  it  may  be  regarded  as  indispensable.  Write  for 
price  and  complete  information. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  J'aul,  Minn. 


Hetr>  york. 


Citizenship— Age — Character. 

The  applicant  for  admission  to  practice  shall,  at  least  15  days 
before  the  examination,  prove  to  the  board  of  examiners  that  he 
is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  has  been  an  actual  resident  of 
this  state  for  6  months  immediately  preceding  his  application, 
and  is  21  years  of  age,  and  shall  offer  to  the  Supreme  Court 
evidence  of  good  moral  character.  He  shall  also  show  that  he 
has  not  been  examined  and  refused  admission  to  practice  within 
3  month?  immediately  preceding. 

General  Education. 

Those  applicants  who  are  not  graduates  of  colleges  of  gooti 
standing,  or  attorneys  admitted  in  other  states,  shall  undergo 
an  examination  under  the  authority  of  the  State  University  in 
second-year  English,  first-year  Latin,  arithmetic,  algebra,  ge- 
ometry, United  States  and  English  history,  civics,  and  eco- 
nomics, or  in  their  equivalents. 

Term  of  Study. 

The  candidate  shall  prove  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Board  of 
Examiners,  which  consists  of  three  members  of  the  bar,  tliat  he 
has  pursued  the  study  of  law  for  three  years,  except  that,  if  the 
student  is  a  graduate  of  any  college  or  university,  the  period  of 
study  may  be  two  years,  and  except,  also,  that  persons  admitted 
in  another  state,  who  have  practiced  in  that  state  for  one  year 
since  their  admission,  shall  be  permitted  to  enter  upon  the  ex- 
amination after  one  year  of  study  in  this  state.  The  period  of 
this  preliminary  study  may  be  spent  in  the  office  of  a  practicing 
attorney  of  this  state  after  the  age  of  18  has  been  reached,  or 
after  such  age  by  attending  a  law  school  of  sufficient  standing, 
or  partly  under  one  of  these  conditions  and  partly  under  the 
other ;  and  the  computation  of  the  time  so  spent  in  the  office  of 
an  attorney  shall  commence  at  the  filing  with  the  clerk  of  the 
court  of  appeals  of  such  attorney's  certificate  announcing  the 
clerkship. 

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90  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAB. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  petition  for  examination  shall  be  entitled  in  the  depart- 
ment in  which  the  candidate  wishes  to  be  admitted ;  but  he  may 
be  examined  in  any  department,  whether  a  resident  thereof  or 
not.  The  test  may  be  oral  or  written,  or  partly  oral  and  partly 
written,  and  shall  embrace  questions  on  the  subjects  selected  by 
the  board.  An  examination  fee  of  $10  shall  accompany  each 
application,  and  shall  entitle  the  candidate  to  three  examina- 
tions, and  no  more.  If  the  board  favors  admission,  it  will  so 
signify  to  the  Supreme  Court;  but,  if  not,  the  rejected  appli- 
cant shall  not  be  allowed  re-examination  for  three  months. 
Admission  of  Attorneys  from   Other  Jurisdictions. 

An  attorney  who  has  been  admitted  to  practice  in  another 
state,  and  who  has  practiced  therein  for  one  year,  shall  offer, 
by  his  affidavit,  proof  of  such  admission  and  pursuit  of  his  pro- 
fession, and  of  the  prescribed  period  of  study  for  one  year  in 
this  state,  and  shall  then  be  permitted  to  undergo  the  examina- 
tion of  the  board.  One  who  has  been  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  highest  court  of  law  in  another  jurisdiction  and  has  prac- 
ticed his  profession  there  for  a  period  of  three  years,  or  who, 
being  an  American  citizen  and  domiciled  in  a  foreign  country, 
has  received  such  diploma  or  degree  therein  as  would  entitle 
him,  if  a  citizen  of  such  foreign  country,  to  practice  law  in  its 
courts,  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Appellate  Division  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  be  admitted  here  without  examination,  after 
furnishing  satisfactory  evidence  of  character  and  qualifications. 
An  attorney  residing  in  an  adjoining  state,  upon  compliance 
with  above  rule,  may,  without  change  of  residence,  be  admitted 
upon  proof  that  he  intends  to  maintain  an  office  in  the  state. 
Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  must  be  held  in  each  department  at  least  twice 
in  each  year — between  the  10th  of  June  and  20th  of  July,  and 
at  some  time  in  January. 

Race  or  sex  shall  offer  no  bar  to  admission  in  this  state. 
Source  of  Rules. 

Rules  Ct.  App.  adopted  December  20,  1906,  to  take  effect 
July  1,  1907. 


RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  91 

NEW  YORK  DECISIONS. 

1794  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  reports  of  the  courts  of  last  resort  in  New 
York  (clown  to  1907)  consists  of: 

New  York  Common  Law,  80  vols.,  1794-1848. 
New^  York  Chancery,  32  vols.,  1814-1848. 
New  York  Appeals,  185  vols.,  1847-1907. 

The  Northeastern  Reporter,  80  vols.,  contains  all  decisions  of 
the  New  York  Court  of  Appeals  subsequent  to  vol.  98.  It  also 
contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Illinois,  Indiana, 
Massachusetts,  and  Ohio.  The  tables  of  cross-citations  fur- 
nished with  the  Northeastern  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find 
the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume. 

There  have  been  and  still  are,  a  number  of  lower  courts  of 
record,  and  of  appellate  jurisdiction,  such  as  the  Supreme 
Court,  Superior  Court,  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  etc.  The  deci- 
sions of  these  courts  have  been  reported  in  part  in  a  heterogene- 
ous mass  of  official  and  unofficial  reports.  These  are  usually 
cited  by  the  names  of  the  reporters,  and  are  collectively  classed 
as  Supreme,  Practice  and  Code,  Superior,  Common  Pleas,  and 
Criminal  Reports.  The  tabulated  list  is  too  long  to  include 
here,  but  we  will  furnish  a  catalogue  in  which  these  are  set 
forth,  on  request.  In  1888  we  commenced  the  publication  of 
the  New  York  Supplement,  which  now  has  102  vols.  In  this 
set  we  have  reported  in  full,  systematically  and  promptly,  all 
decisions  of  these  inferior  courts  of  record,  including  all  the 
decisions  as  reported  in  some  235  vols,  of  the  official  and  unoffi- 
cial reports  above  referred  to,  and  nearly  7,000  additional  deci- 
sions, which  have  been  either  entirely  omitted  from  the  State 
Reports,  or  reported  only  as  mcms.  The  New  York  Supple- 
ment is  supplied  wath  tables  which  make  it  a  perfect  and  con- 
venient substitute  for  the  State  Reports. 

We  will  be  pleased  to  quote  prices  and  furnish  full  informa- 
tion regarding  these  Reporters  on  request. 

West  TuiiLisniNG  Co.,  St.  Paul,  ^Unn. 


HortI?  (£aroIina. 

Citizenship— Age— Character. 

Persons  who  may  apply  for  admission  shall  be  of  full  age 
and  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

Each  applicant  shall  have  read  law  for  a  period  of  two  years, 
and  during  the  course  of  such  study  shall  have  perused  Ewell's 
Essentials  (3  vols.),  Clark  on  Corporations,  Schouler  on  Ex- 
ecutors, Bispham's  Equity,  Clark's  Code  of  Civil  Procedure, 
Revisal  1905  of  North  Carolina  (vol.  1),  the  Constitutions  of 
the  United  States  and  of  the  state  of  North  Carolina,  Creasy's 
English  Constitution,  Sharswood's  Legal  Ethics,  Sheppard's 
Constitutional  Text-Book,  and  Cooley's  Principles  of  Constitu- 
tional Law  (or  their  equivalents). 

Examination. — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

Each  applicant  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court 
a  certificate  of  good  moral  character,  signed  by  two  members 
of  the  bar  of  the  court;  also  a  certificate  of  a  dean  of  a  law 
school,  or  a  member  of  the  bar  of  the  court,  that  applicant  has 
read  law  for  two  years  and  has  been  found  proficient  in  said 
course.  The  candidate  shall  undergo  a  written  test  before  the 
justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  upon  the  various  branches  of 
the  law,  and,  if  deemed  sufficiently  capable,  as  disclosed  by  the 
test,  he  shall  take  the  oath  of  office.  A  sum  of  money  sufficient 
to  pay  the  license  fee  shall  be  deposited  with  the  clerk,  and  will 
be  returned  in  case  applicant  fails  to  receive  a  license.  The 
amount  of  the  fee  is  $23.50. 

Admission  of  Attorneys   from   Other  Jurisdictions. 

If  the  applicant  has  obtained  license  to  practice  law  in  an- 
other state,  he  may,  in  lieu  of  the  certificate  of  two  years'  read- 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR,  93 

ing  and  proficiency,  file  (with  leave  to  withdraw)  his  law  li- 
cense issued  by  said  state. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  will  be  held  on  the  first  Monday  in  February 
and  the  last  Monday  in  August  of  each  year.  The  Supreme 
Court  has  decided  (55  S.  E.  635)  that  one  who  complies  with 
the  formal  requirements  prescribed  by  the  statute  is  entitled  to 
become  an  applicant  and  to  be  examined,  and,  if  he  shows  him- 
self to  have  competent  knowledge,  it  is  the  duty  of  the  court 
to  license  him  without  investigating  his  general  moral  char- 
acter. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rules  Sup.  Ct.  (53  S.  E.  v.)  ;  In  re  Applicants  for  License 
(N.  C.)  55  S.  E.  635. 


NORTH  CAROLINA  DECISIONS. 

1778  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  North  Carolina  Reports  (down  to  1907) 
consists  of  141  vols.  All  North  Carolina  decisions  subsequent 
to  vol.  95  are  reported  in  the  Southeastern  Reporter,  56  vols. 
The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  20  years  of 
Georgia,  South  Carolina,  Virginia,  and  West  Virginia.  The 
tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Southeastern  make 
it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State 
Report  page  and  volume.  Write  for  prices  and  full  informa- 
tion. 

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HortI?  Dakota. 

Citizenship— Age — Character. 

Every  applicant  for  admission  shall  be  an  inhabitant  of  the 
state,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

Each  applicant  for  admission  must  have  pursued  a  regular 
course  of  study  of  the  law  for  at  least  two  years,  either  in  tlie 
office  of  a  member  of  the  bar  in  this  state,  or  in  some  reputable 
law  school  in  the  United  States,  or  partly  in  one  and  partly  in 
the  other.  The  above  fact  must  be  supported  by  the  affidavit 
of  the  secretary  or  dean  of  the  law  school  attended  by  him,  or 
of  the  attorney  in  whose  office  he  studied,  and,  in  the  latter  case, 
the  affidavit  shall  state  that  such  attorney  was,  during  such  pe- 
riod, regularly  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  this  state.  In 
no  case  will  applicants  be  admitted  to  examination  unless  it 
shall  appear  that  they  have  pursued  a  course  of  study  equiva- 
lent to  that  required  of  candidates  for  graduation  in  the  law  de- 
partment of  the  State  University.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  attor- 
neys in  this  state  with  whom  a  clerkship  has  begun  to  file  with 
the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  a  certificate  stating  the  date  of 
the  commencement  of  such  clerkship,  and  such  period  shall  be 
deemed  to  commence  at  the  time  of  such  filing. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

After  satisfying  the  court  as  to  his  general  qualifications,  by 
a  sworn  statement  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
the  candidate  shall  undergo  a  public  examination  as  to  his  legal 
attainments,  before  the  court  or  a  commission  of  not  less  than 
three  members  of  the  bar,  appointed  by  the  court.    Such  exam- 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION   TO    THE    BAR.  95 

ination  shall  be  both  written  and  oral.  A  fee  of  $13  will  accom- 
pany the  application,  of  which  $3  will  be  returned  in  case  the 
applicant  does  not  receive  a  license.  Prescribed  oath  will  be 
administered  in  open  court ;  provided  that,  in  the  case  of  grad- 
uates of  the  law  department  of  the  State  University,  the  oath 
may  be  administered  by  the  clerk  in  or  out  of  term  time. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from   Otlier  Jurisdictions. 

Any  person  who  has  been  admitted  to  practice  in  another 
state  may  be  admitted  here  on  written  motion  filed  with  the 
clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  by  a  member  of  the  bar  of  this 
court,  provided  he  becomes  a  resident  of  the  state.  Such  per- 
son shall,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Supreme  Court,  be  exempt 
from  examination  and  proof  of  study,  if  satisfactory  evidence 
is  oflfered  that  the  other  qualifications  are  sufficient,  and  that 
the  applicant  has  practiced  law  for  three  years  in  the  state  of 
his  admission.    A  fee  of  $3  shall  accompany  the  application. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

Graduates  from  the  law  department  of  the  State  University 
shall,  upon  presentation  of  diploma  to  the  Supreme  Court  with- 
in two  years  from  date  of  receipt,  be  admitted  without  further 
examination  upon  submitting  proof  of  two  full  years  spent  in 
such  law  school,  or  one  year  in  such  law  school  and  one  year 
in  some  other  reputable  law  school,  or  a  like  period  in  an  at- 
torney's office,  and  proof  of  the  general  qualifications  required 
of  other  applicants. 

Miscellaneous. 

Applications  must  be  addressed  to  the  clerk.  Examinations 
are  held  at  Fargo  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  December,  and  at 
Grand  Forks  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  June. 

The  Supreme  Court  has  decided  that  graduates  of  so-called 
"correspondence  schools"  are  not  within  the  meaning  of  the 
statute,  and  in  consequence  are  not  entitled  to  admission. 


96  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR, 

Source  of  Rnles. 

Rev.  Codes  1905,  §§   488-499;    Stip.  Ct.   Rules  (74   N.  W. 
xii). 


NORTH  DAKOTA  DECISIONS. 

1867  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  reports  for  North  Dakota  (down  to  1907) 
consists  of : 

Dakota  Territorial,  6  vols.,  1867-18S9. 
North  Dakota,  13  vols.,  1889-1907. 

All  decisions  of  Dakota  Territory  and  of  North  and  South 
Dakota  are  reported  in  the  Northwestern  Reporter,  111  vols. 
The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  28  years  of  Iowa, 
Michigan,  Minnesota,  Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin,  and  it  sells  at 
less  than  one-fifth  of  the  cost  of  the  corresponding  Reports.  The 
tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Northwestern  make 
it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State 
Report  page  and  volume.  The  limited  number  of  local  author- 
ities, and  the  fact  that  the  decisions  of  Minnesota  and  Wiscon- 
sin are  followed  closely  by  the  Dakotas,  makes  the  Northwest- 
ern a  necessity  to  the  North  Dakota  lawyer.  Write  for  full  de- 
scription and  price. 

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(Dl?to. 


Citizenship— Age^Character. 

No  person  shall  be  licensed  to  practice  unless  he  is  a  citizen 
of  the  United  States  or  has  declared  his  bona  fide  intention  of 
becoming  such,  and  unless  he  is  21  years  of  age,  and  until  he 
shall  have  filed  a  certificate  of  some  attorney  that  he  is  of  good 
moral  character.  One  year's  residence  in  the  state  is  also  re- 
quired. 

General  £dncation. 

A  preliminary  education,  other  than  legal,  equivalent  to  that 
received  in  a  four-year  course  in  a  public  high  school  of  this 
state,  is  necessary  before  undertaking  the  examination,  and  the 
certificate  setting  forth  the  evidence  as  to  this  must  be  filed 
with  the  clerk  at  least  10  days  before  the  legal  examination. 
Applicants  who  do  not  present  satisfactory  evidence  of  their 
educational  attainments  will  be  required  to  undergo  examina- 
tion relative  thereto.  Examinations  for  this  purpose  are  held 
at  Columbus,  one  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  May  and  one  on  the 
third  Tuesday  in  November.    A  fee  of  $2  is  required. 

Term  of  Study. 

A  period  of  three  years  of  regular  and  diligent  study  in  the 
office  of  a  practicing  attorney  or  in  a  law  school,  or  partly  in 
an  office  and  partly  in  a  law  school,  shall  be  required  before 
permission  shall  be  granted  to  attempt  the  examination ;  and  a 
certificate  showing  the  name,  age,  and  residence  of  the  student 
and  the  date  when  he  commenced  the  study  of  law,  shall  be 
filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court.  A  fee  of  50  cents 
shall  accompany  the  certificate. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  board  of  examiners,  consisting  of  10  members  of  the 
bar,  shall  conduct  tlie  examination  and  shall  require  an  aver- 
7  (97) 


98  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAB, 

age  of  75  per  cent,  on  the  written  answers  offered  to  the  ques- 
tions selected  on  the  subjects  of  the  law  of  real  and  personal 
property,  torts,  contracts,  evidence,  pleading,  partnership,  bail- 
ments, negotiable  instruments,  agency,  suretyship,  domestic  re- 
lations, wills,  corporations,  equity,  criminal  law,  constitutional 
law,  and  legal  ethics.  A  fee  of  $6  shall  accompany  each  appli- 
cation for  examination,  and  shall  be  returned  to  the  candidate 
if  his  name  is  not  placed  on  the  examination  roll.  If  his  name 
be  placed  on  the  examination  roll,  and  he  fails  to  pass,  he  shall 
not  be  required  to  pay  any  further  sum  upon  a  second  applica- 
tion ;  but  for  each  subsequent  application  a  fee  of  $6  shall  be 
paid.  In  case  the  applicant  is  rejected,  second  examination 
shall  be  allowed  upon  filing  a  certificate  that  he  has  studied  law 
for  six  months  subsequent  to  the  prior  test.  But  examinations 
are  restricted  to  five  in  number.  The  applicant  is  thereafter  in- 
eligible. If  successful,  the  oath  of  office  shall  be  administered 
before  a  license  is  granted. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

A  person,  resident  of  the  state,  who  has  pursued  the  study  of 
law  for  three  years  under  the  tuition  of  an  attorney,  and  has 
been  admitted  in  a  court  of  record  of  the  United  States,  or, 
having  been  admitted  after  a  shorter  period  of  study,  has  prac- 
ticed for  a  time  sufficient,  when  added  to  his  term  of  prepara- 
tory study,  to  make  up  the  three  years,  may  be  admitted  to  ex- 
amination upon  proof  of  good  moral  character,  provided  that 
one  who  has  been  admitted  in  another  state  after  a  course  of 
study  of  at  least  two  years  shall  be  licensed  in  this  state  upon 
proof  of  the  preliminary  study,  the  admission  in  such  state,  five 
years  of  practice  there,  and  evidence  of  good  moral  character. 
The  candidate  shall  file  with  the  clerk  his  affidavit,  stating  that 
he  is  a  resident  of  the  state,  his  name,  age,  and  former  and  pres- 
ent residence,  and  his  certificate  of  admission  to  the  bar,  which, 
if  issued  less  than  three  years  before  such  filing,  must  be  ac- 
companied by  the  certificate  of  his  preceptor,  showing  the  ex- 


RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  99 

tent  and  character  of  his  study,  and  he  shall  file,  also,  a  certifi- 
cate of  the  judge  of  the  court  in  which  he  practiced,  stating 
that  the  candidate  was  of  good  standing  in  that  court.  A  fee 
of  $6  and  a  registry  fee  of  50  cents  shall  be  deposited  at  the 
time  of  filing  this  application. 

Miscellaneous. 

Any  person,  not  yet  admitted,  who  shall  have  commenced 
the  study  of  law  while  a  nonresident,  on  coming  into  this  state 
shall  file  with  the  clerk  his  affidavit  stating  his  purpose  of  mak- 
ing this  state  his  permanent  residence,  his  name,  age,  and  for- 
mer and  present  residence,  and  his  preceptor's  certificate  of  the 
place,  commencement,  and  duration  of  the  applicant's  study  of 
law,  which  application  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  50 
cents.  Examinations  are  held  at  Columbus  on  the  first  Tues- 
days of  June  and  December.  The  application  and  certificates 
as  to  study  must  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  court  not  more  than 
60  nor  less  than  30  days  before  the  examination.  Certificates 
from  correspondence  schools  of  law  will  not  be  recognized. 

No  person  shall  be  excluded  from  acting  as  attorney  at  law. 
and  practicing  in  all  the  courts  of  this  state  on  account  -of  sex. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Bates'  Ann.  St.  (5th  Ed.)  §§  559-562,  565;  Sup.  Ct.  Rules. 


OHIO  DECISIONS. 

1821  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Ohio  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists  of: 
Ohio,  20  vols.,  1821-1851. 
Ohio  State,  74  vols.,  1852-1907. 

All  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  43  Ohio  State,  are  reported 
in  the  Northeastern  Reporter,  80  vols.,  together  with  all  deci- 


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sions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Illinois,  Indiana,  Massachusetts, 
and  New  York.  These  being  the  states  in  which  the  great  com- 
mercial centers  of  the  country  are  located,  it  naturally  follows 
that  the  Northeastern  is  the  best  set  of  reports  on  commercial 
law  and  kindred  topics  extant.  The  tables  of  cross-citations 
furnished  with  the  Northeastern  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find 
the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume. 

There  are  also  published  in  Ohio  several  series  of  reports 
and  periodicals,  covering  the  decisions  of  the  various  inferior 
courts. 

We  will  be  pleased  to  furnish  prices  and  full  information  re- 
garding the  Northeastern  on  request. 

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0klal?oma. 

(TERRITORIAL  RULES.) 

CitizensMp— Age — diaracter. 

It  is  necessary  that  the  applicant  shall  be  a  resident  of  the 
territory  and  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  shall  have  declared 
his  intention,  21  years  of  age,  and  a  person  of  good  moral  char- 
acter, which  last  must  be  certified  to  by  some  reputable  attor- 
ney. 

Educational  Qualifications. 

No  one  shall  be  admitted  whose  educational  attainments  are 
not  equivalent  to  those  indicated  by  the  completion  of  the 
course  of  study  in  the  public  high  schools  of  the  territory.  The 
examining  board  will  hold  examinations  for  those  applicants 
who  cannot  comply  with  this  requirement. 

Examination — Regulations— Scope— Fee. 

All  applications,  credentials,  etc.,  for  admission  to  practice, 
must  be  addressed  to  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  not  less 
than  30  days  before  each  semiannual  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Examiners.  Applicants  must  have  studied  law  for  a  period  of 
at  least  one  year  previous  to  making  application,  and  this  must 
be  certified  to  by  a  reputable  attorney.  Examinations  are  held 
orally  and  in  writing,  and  applicant  shall  sustain  an  average  of 
75  per  cent,  on  written  examinations  embracing  the  following 
subjects:  The  Law  of  Real  and  Personal  Property,  Torts, 
Contracts,  Evidence,  Pleading,  Partnership,  Bailments,  Nego- 
tiable Instruments,  Agency,  Suretyship,  Domestic  Relations, 
Wills,  Corporations,  Equity,  Criminal  Law,  Constitutional 
Law,  and  Legal  Ethics.  If  the  applicant  fails  in  the  examina- 
tion, he  will  be  admitted  to  the  next  examination,  provided  he 
has  studied  law  for  an  additional  period  of  five  months;  but  no 

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applicant  shall  be  allowed  to  have  more  than  three  examina- 
tions, and  the  applicant  must  have  studied  diligently  and  reg- 
ularly for  one  year  after  the  second  rejection  in  order  to  be  en- 
titled to  a  third  examination.  An  examination  fee  of  $15  must 
accompany  the  application,  which  will  be  returned  if  the  appli- 
cant is  not  placed  upon  the  roll.  If  his  name  is  placed  on  the 
roll  and  he  fails  to  receive  a  certificate  of  qualification,  he  shall 
not  be  required  to  pay  any  further  sum  upon  a  second  applica- 
tion. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  States. 

Ex-judges  of  state  and  federal  courts  are  admitted  without 
examination;  also  persons  holding  diplomas  from  a  reputable 
law  school  having  a  three  years'  course  of  study,  provided  that 
application  for  admission  is  made  within  one  year  after  gradua- 
tion, or  that  the  applicant  has  practiced  law  for  one  year  imme- 
diately prior  to  his  application.  Attorneys  in  good  standing 
who  have  been  admitted  on  examination  in  the  highest  court 
of  any  state  or  territory  will  also  be  admitted  without  examina- 
tion, provided  they  have  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
for  one  year  next  preceding  the  application.  Admissions  in  the 
cases  provided  above  will  be  made  at  any  session  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  territory  upon  presentation  of  a  certificate 
from  the  chairman  and  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Examiners. 

Miscellaneous. 

Any  practicing  attorney  in  the  district  courts  of  the  territory 
may  be  admitted  on  motion,  and  without  examination.  A  fee 
of  $3  will  be  paid  to  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  who  will 
issue  certificate  of  admission  to  such  attorney. 

Examinations  are  held  in  the  city  of  Guthrie  on  the  first 
Mondays  in  January  and  June  of  each  year. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Supreme  Court  rules  adopted  June  4,  1903,  and  Acts  of 
March  4  and  16,  1903 ;    71  Pac.  xi. 


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OKLAHOMA  DECISIONS. 

1890  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Oklahoma  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of  16  vols.  All  Oklahoma  decisions  are  reported  in  the 
Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.  The  decisions  of  Kansas  are  closely 
followed  by  the  Oklahoma  courts,  for  the  reason  that  the  stat- 
utes were  adapted  from  those  of  Kansas.  The  Pacific  Reporter 
contains  all  Kansas  decisions  for  the  last  24  years,  representing 
more  than  70  per  cent,  of  all  the  decisions  of  Kansas.  The  set 
also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  21  years  of  California, 
Colorado,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Utah,  Ore- 
gon, Washington,  and  Wyoming,  and  all  of  Arizona.  The  ta- 
bles of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  sim- 
ple matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report 
page  and  volume.    Write  for  price  and  full  description. 

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Citizenship — ^Age — Character. 

In  applying  for  admission,  the  candidate  must  show  to  the 
Supreme  Court  by  his  affidavit  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  Unit- 
ed States  and  of  this  state,  or  a  resident  of  the  state  who  has 
declared  his  bona  fide  intention  of  becoming  a  citizen,  and  21 
years  of  age,  and  by  the  certificate  of  two  practicing  attorneys 
of  good  standing  that  he  is  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

A  certificate  of  some  reputable  attorney  that  the  applicant 
has  studied  law  for  a  term  of  three  years,  or,  if  a  graduate  of 
a  recognized  college,  for  two  years,  must  be  filed  with  the  ap- 
plication, unless  the  applicant  produces  a  diploma  from  any 
reputable  law  school  or  shows  that  he  is  a  graduate  thereof,  in 
which  case  the  certificate  of  term  of  study  may  be  dispensed 
with. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope. 

Applications  for  admission  can  only  be  made  to  the  Supreme 
Court.  The  examination  shall  be  conducted  in  writing,  or  part- 
ly in  writing  and  partly  orally,  by  the  justices  of  the  Supreme 
Court  or  under  their  direction,  in  open  court,  and  shall  include 
queries  on  the  subjects  of  the  common  law,  the  law  merchant, 
the  principles  of  equity  jurisprudence,  the  history  and  consti- 
tutional law  of  England  prior  to  the  Declaration  of  Independ- 
ence, the  history  and  constitutional  law  of  the  United  States, 
the  statute  and  constitutional  law  of  this  state,  and  the  prac- 
tical administration  of  the  law.  If  found  qualified,  the  pre- 
scribed oath  shall  be  taken. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

An  attorney  admitted  in  the  highest  court  of  any  other  state 
or  country  where  the  common  law  prevails,  who  is  otherwise 
qualified,  shall  be  admitted  in  this  state  for  nine  months,  upon 
filing  a  certificate  of  admission  and  a  petition  stating  where  and 
for  how  long  he  has  practiced  since  his  admission  and  his  stand- 

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ing  in  that  court.  Such  petition  must  also  be  accompanied  by 
a  recommendation  from  the  presiding  judge  of  the  highest 
court  in  which  he  last  practiced  and  the  certificate  of  two  attor- 
neys of  this  court  that  they  believe  him  to  be  a  reputable  attor- 
ney and  a  person  of  good  moral  character.  If  no  objection  to 
his  admission  is  filed  within  six  months,  he  may  be  admitted 
permanently.  He  need  not  become  a  resident  of  this  state  if 
Oregon  attorneys  are  admitted  in  his  state  upon  similar  terms. 

Miscellaneons. 

Examinations  are  held  the  Tuesday  after  the  first  ^Monday  in 
October,  at  Salem,  and  the  Tuesdays  after  the  first  Mondays  in 
]\Iay  and  November,  at  Pendleton.  A  special  examination  is 
also  held  at  Salem  about  the  first  of  June  of  each  year,  on  the 
petition  of  five  or  more  students. 

Women  shall  be  admitted  by  qualifying  under  the  foregoing 
stipulations. 

Source  of  Rules. 

B.  &  C.  Comp.   §§  1052-1054;   Sup.  Ct.  Rules  July  2,  1900. 


OREGON  DECISIONS. 

1853  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Oregon  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists 
of  47  vols.  The  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.,  contains  all  Oregon 
decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  10,  and  in  addition  all  decisions  for 
the  last  24  years  of  California,  Colorado,  Idaho,  Kansas,  Mon- 
tana, Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Utah,  Washington,  and  Wyoming, 
and  all  of  Arizona  and  Oklahoma.  The  tables  of  cross-cita- 
tions furnished  with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find 
the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume. 
The  Pacific  is  so  generally  used  and  cited  throughout  the  Pacif- 
ic Coast  states  that  access  to  the  decisions  therein  reported  is 
most  essential.    Write  for  price  and  full  information. 

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Applicants  for  Examination  and  Registration  as 
Students  at  Law. 

Application— Fee. 

Applications  for  examination  and  registration  as  law  stu- 
dents must  be  filed  with  the  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Examin- 
ers at  least  21  days  before  the  date  of  examination,  and  must 
be  accompanied  by  satisfactory  proof  of  the  good  moral  char- 
acter of  the  applicant,  which  shall  consist  of  a  certificate  to  that 
effect  signed  by  at  least  three  members  of  the  bar  in  good 
standing  in  the  judicial  district  in  which  the  applicant  resides 
or  intends  to  practice.  A  fee  of  $20  must  be  paid  at  or  before 
the  time  of  filing  the  application. 

General  Education — Xlxamination — Registration. 

Applicant  must  pass  a  preliminary  examination  in  English 
language  and  hterature,  outlines  of  universal  history,  history 
of  England  and  of  the  United  States,  arithmetic,  algebra 
through  quadratics,  plane  geometry,  modern  geography,  the 
first  four  books  of  Caesar's  Commentaries,  the  first  six  books 
of  the  TEneid,  and  the  first  four  orations  of  Cicero  against 
Catiline.  An  applicant  who  fails  in  more  than  two  subjects  will 
be  given  no  credit  whatever,  but  may  appear  for  re-examination 
at  any  preliminary  examination  held  within  the  succeeding 
year,  without  filing  additional  credentials,  upon  payment  of 
one-half  the  regular  examination  fee.  An  applicant  who  fails 
in  not  more  than  two  subjects  will  be  given  credit  in  the  sub- 
jects in  which  he  passes  and  will  be  permitted  to  appear  for  re- 
examination in  the  subjects  in  which  he  fails  at  the  next  suc- 
ceeding preliminary  examination,  without  filing  additional  cre- 
dentials and  without  the  payment  of  any  examination  fee.    In 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  107 

•either  instance,  notice  must  be  given  to  the  secretary  of  the 
board  at  least  21  days  in  advance.  Upon  receiving  a  certificate 
recommending  his  registration,  the  candidate  shall  cause  his 
-name,  age,  place  of  residence,  the  name  of  his  preceptor  or  law 
school  in  w^hich  he  proposes  to  pursue  his  studies,  to  be  regis- 
tered with  the  prothonotary  of  the  Supreme  Court  for  the  dis- 
trict to  which  his  county  belongs. 

Applicants  for  Final  Examination  and  Admission  to 
THE  Bar. 

Examination — Term  of  Study — Scope — Fee. 

Applicants  must  have  studied  law  at  least  three  years  after 
registration,  either  by  attendance  at  a  law  school  offering  a 
three  years'  course  of  eight  months  per  year,  or  partly  in  a  law 
school  and  partly  in  the  oflfice  of  a  practicing  attorney,  or  by 
service  of  a  regular  clerkship  in  the  office  of  a  practicing  attor- 
ney, and  must  advertise  their  intention  to  apply  for  admission 
in  a  newspaper  published  within  the  judicial  district  in  which 
the  applicants  reside,  and  in  the  Legal  Intelligencer,  once  a 
week  for  four  weeks  immediately  preceding  the  filing  of  his 
application.  His  application  must  be  filed  21  days  before  the 
examination,  and  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate,  signed  by  at 
least  three  members  of  the  bar  residing  in  applicant's  judicial 
district,  as  to  his  moral  character,  and  also  a  certificate  from 
the  dean  of  the  law  school  or  preceptor  that  he  has  been  in  reg- 
ular attendance  and  pursued  the  study  of  law  with  diligence. 
The  examination  is  in  writing,  and  embraces  the  subjects  of 
Blackstonc's  Commentaries,  Constitutional  Law,  including  the 
Constitutions  of  the  United  States  and  Pennsylvania,  Equity, 
Real  and  Personal  Property,  Evidence,  Decedents'  Estates, 
Landlord  and  Tenant,  Contracts,  Partnership,  Corporations, 
Crimes,  Torts,  Domestic  Relations,  Common-Law  Pleading  and 
Practice,  Pennsylvania  Practice,  Federal  Statutes  relating  to  the 
Judiciary  and  Bankruptcy,  Pennsylvania  Statutes  and  Deci- 


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sions,  and  the  Rules  of  Court.  A  fee  of  $35  must  be  paid  to 
the  board  at  or  before  the  time  of  filing  the  application.  If  the 
applicant  fails  to  pass,  he  may  appear  for  re-examination  at 
any  final  examination  held  within  the  succeeding  year,  without 
filing  additional  credentials,  upon  payment  of  one-half  the  reg- 
ular examination  fee.  Notice  must  be  filed  with  the  secretary 
of  the  board  at  least  21  days  in  advance. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from   Other  Jurisdictions. 

Attorneys  in  good  standing  who  have  been  admitted  to  the 
court  of  last  resort  of  another  state,  who  have  practiced  therein 
for  at  least  five  years,  and  who  can  furnish  evidence  of  good 
moral  character,  may  be  admitted  without  examination  upon  the 
recommendation  of  the  state  board  of  examiners.  Attorneys 
in  good  standing  from  other  states  who  have  practiced  at  least 
one  year  may  be  admitted  in  Pennsylvania  upon  taking  the  final 
examination  only.  Attorneys  who  are  members  in  good  stand- 
ing of  a  court  of  record  of  another  state,  but  who  have  not 
practiced  at  said  bar,  may  be  admitted  to  final  examination, 
without  previous  registration  in  Pennsylvania,  providing  they 
shall  have  served  a  regular  clerkship  in  the  office  of  a  practic- 
ing attorney  in  this  state  for  a  period  of  at  least  one  year. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held,  after  due  notice  in  legal  periodicals, 
twice  a  year,  in  the  cities  of  Philadelphia,  Harrisburg,  Pitts- 
burg, Williamsport,  and  Wilkesbarre,  and  petitions  to  take  the 
examination  must  be  filed  with  the  board.  A  pamphlet  contain- 
ing fuller  information  can  be  obtained  from  the  Board  of  Ex- 
aminers, of  which  the  secretary  is  Charles  L.  McKeehan,  321 
Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  These  rules  apply  solely  to  ad- 
missions in  the  Supreme  Court. 

Sonrce  of  Rules. 

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PENNSYLVANIA  DECISIONS. 

1754  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  the  reports  of  the  Pennsylvania  court  of 
last  resort  (down  to  1907)  consists  of: 

Pennsylvania  Supreme  Court  Reports,  1751-1815. 

Dallas,  4  vols. 

Addison,  1  vol. 

Yeates,  4  vols. 

Binney,  6  vols. 

Sergeant  &  Rawle,  17  vols. 

Rawle,  5  vols. 

Penrose  &  Watts,  3  vols. 

Watts,  10  vols. 

Wharton,  6  vols. 

Watts  &  Sergeant,  9  vols. 
Pennsylvania  State  Reports,  214  vols.,  1844-1007. 

All  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  109  Pennsylvania,  are  report- 
ed in  the  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.  In  fact,  this  is  the  only  me- 
dium for  obtaining  all  the  decisions.  Upward  of  1,500  cases 
have  been  omitted  from  the  Pennsylvania  State  Reports,  and 
these  are  all  reported  in  full  in  the  Atlantic  Reporter.  The  At- 
lantic also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Con- 
necticut, Delaware,  Maine,  Maryland,  New  Hampshire,  New 
Jersey,  Rhode  Island,  and  Vermont.  The  tables  of  cross-cita- 
tions furnished  with  the  Atlantic  make  it  a  simple  matter  to 
find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  vol- 
ume. 

There  are  many  side  reports,  periodicals,  etc.,  covering  the 
decisions  of  the  inferior  courts  of  Pennsylvania.  The  list  is 
too  long  to  include  here,  but  we  will  furnish  a  catalogue  in 
which  these  are  set  forth  on  request.  We  will  be  pleased  to 
quote  prices  and  furnish  full  information  regarding  the  Atlan- 
tic Reporter  on  request. 

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Citizensliip — Age — Character. 

A  person  seeking  admission  to  the  bar  in  this  state  shall  file 
with  the  clerk  of  the  appellate  division  of  the  Supreme  Court  a 
petition,  in  which  he  shall  state  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  or  has  declared  his  intention  of  becoming  such,  a  res- 
ident of  this  state,  and  21  years  of  age,  and  that  he  intends,  if 
admitted,  to  practice  law  in  this  state.  He  shall  also  file  a  cer- 
tificate of  an  attorney  of  this  court  that  the  petitioner  is  of  good 
moral  character. 

General  Education. 

Before  commencing  the  study  of  law  the  candidate  shall  have 
received  a  preliminar}-  education  equivalent  to  that  received  in 
a  high  school  in  one  of  the  cities  of  the  state. 

Term  of  Stndy. 

If  the  candidate  has  received  a  classical  education,  his  peti- 
tion shall  set  forth  that  he  has  studied  law  two  years  in  the  of- 
fice of  a  practicing  attorney,  or  for  two  years  in  some  law 
school  and  attorney's  office,  provided  that  six  months  of  such 
time  shall  be  spent  in  such  office  in  this  state;  but  a  period  of 
three  years  shall  have  been  served  if  he  shall  not  have  attained 
to  that  degree  of  education. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  petition  for  admission  shall  be  referred  to  the  Board  of 
Examiners,  consisting  of  five  members  of  the  bar  appointed  by 
the  court,  which  board  shall  satisfy  themselves  that  the  appli- 
cant is  capable  of  properly  advising  his  clients  and  conducting 
their  causes,  and  is  sufficiently  versed  in  the  law,  as  disclosed 
by  a  test  upon  the  subjects  of  Contracts,  Torts,  Criminal  Law, 
Pleading,  Real  Property,  Sales,  Agency,  Bills  and  Notes,  Evi- 
dence, Equity  Jurisprudence  and  Pleading,  Corporations  (Pub- 

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lie  and  Private),  Damages,  Probate  Law  and  Practice,  Domes- 
tic Relations,  Partnership,  Trusts,  Carriers,  Constitutional  Law, 
and  Bankruptcy,  besides  the  general  principles  of  the  common 
law,  the  statute  law  of  the  state,  and  the  principles  of  the  Con- 
stitutions of  the  state  and  United  States.  The  petitioner  shall 
pay  to  the  clerk  at  the  filing  of  the  first  application  a  fee  of  $10, 
and  a  fee  of  $5  for  each  subsequent  application.  If  the  can- 
didate is  successful,  the  oath  of  office  shall  be  administered. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

One  admitted  in  another  state,  who  has  practiced  therein  for 
three  years,  shall  be  eligible  to  the  examination  after  six 
months  of  study  in  an  attorney's  office  in  this  state ;  but  one  so 
admitted  in  another  state,  who  has  practiced  for  ten  years,  may 
dispense  with  the  course  of  study  in  such  office. 

Miscellaneous. 

A  student,  upon  entering  an  attorney's  office  for  study,  shall 
file  with  the  clerk  of  the  court  such  attorney's  certificate,  stat- 
ing that  the  term  of  clerkship  has  commenced,  and  the  time  of 
such  period  shall  begin  with  the  filing  of  the  notice.  Examina- 
tions will  be  held  at  Providence  during  September  of  each  year, 
and  at  such  other  times  as  may  appear  necessary.  Such  exam- 
inations will  cover  the  period  of  one  day. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Gen.  Laws  1896,  c.  221,  §  6;  Rules  Sup.  Ct.  and  Board  of 
Examiners  1905. 


RHODE  ISLAND  DECISIONS. 

1828  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Rhode  Island  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of  27  vols.  All  Rhode  Island  decisions  subsequent  to  vol. 
14  are  reported  in  the  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.  The  set  also 
contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Connecticut,  Del- 


112  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

aware,  Maine,  Maryland,  New  Hampshire,  New  Jersey,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  Vermont,  including  upward  of  2,500  decisions — 
a  number  of  which  are  from  Rhode  Island — which  have  been 
omitted  from  the  State  Reports,  and  can  only  be  found  in  the 
Atlantic.  The  tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  At- 
lantic make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by 
the  State  Report  page  and  volume.  The  limited  number  of  lo- 
cal precedents  makes  reference  to  the  decisions  of  the  neighbor- 
ing states  a  frequent  necessity,  and  the  decisions  reported  in  the 
Atlantic  carry  weight  in  Rhode  Island.     Write  for  price  and 

full  information. 

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5outI?  Carolina 

Citizenship — Age— Character. 

The  statutes  of  this  state  require  that  an  applicant  for  ad- 
mission shall  be  a  citizen  of  the  state,  21  years  of  age,  and  of 
good  moral  character. 

Examination. — Regulations — Scope— Fee. 

The  examination  of  the  candidate's  legal  attainments,  con- 
sisting of  questions  on  Blackstone's  Commentaries,  Kent's 
Commentaries,  Parsons  or  Chitty  on  Contracts,  Daniel  on  Ne- 
gotiable Instruments  or  Chitty  on  Bills,  Williams  on  Executors. 
Pomeroy  on  Remedies,  Greenleaf  on  Evidence,  Story's  Equity 
Jurisprudence  or  Adams'  Equity,  Daniell's  Chancery  Pleading 
and  Practice,  Bishop  on  Criminal  Law,  Bishop  on  Criminal 
Procedure,  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  the  Constitution, 
General  Statutes,  and  Acts  of  South  Carolina,  and  the  rules  of 
the  Supreme,  Circuit,  and  Probate  Courts,  shall  be  in  writing, 
conducted  by  the  justices  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and  passed 
upon  by  them.  The  candidate  shall  pay  in  advance  a  fee  of  $5 
to  defray  expenses.  If  the  test  is  favorably  passed,  the  can- 
didate shall  take  the  prescribed  oath  of  office  and  the  oath  re- 
specting dueling  and  be  licensed. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  person  of  good  moral  character,  who  has  been  admitted 
to  a  court  of  record  in  the  United  States,  shall  be  admitted  to 
the  courts  of  like  grade  in  this  state,  upon  motion,  on  taking 
the  prescribed  oaths. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

A  graduate  of  the  Law  School  of  the  State  University,  of 
good  moral  character,  shall  be  admitted  upon  taking  the  pre- 
scribed oaths. 

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114  EULES   FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAB. 

Miscellaaieonsi. 

Examinations  are  held  at  such  times  as  the  court  may  direct. 
Applications  must  be  filed  on  or  before  the  second  Tuesday  of 
the  term. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  St.  1893,  §§  2288-2290 ;  Sup.  Ct.  Rules. 


SOUTH  CAROLINA  DECISIONS. 

1783  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  South  Carolina  Reports  (down  to  1907) 
consists  of : 

Law  Reports,  1783-1868. 

Bay,  2  vols. 

Brevard,  3  vols. 

Mills,  2  vols. 

Nott  &  McCord,  2  vols. 

McCord,  4  vols. 

Harper,  1  vol. 

Bailey,  2  vols. 

Hill,  3  vols. 

Riley,  1  vol. 

Dudley,  1  vol. 

Rice,  1  vol. 

Cheves,  1  vol. 

McMuUan,  2  vols. 

Speer,  2  vols. 

Strobhart,  5  vols. 

Richardson,  15  vols. 
Chancery  Reports,  1784-1868. 

Desaussure,  4  vols. 

Harper,  1  vol. 

McCord,  2  vols. 


EULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE   BAB.  115 

Bailey,  1  vol. 

Richardson's  Equity  Cases,  1  vol. 
Hill,  2  vols. 
Riley,  1  vol. 
Dudley,  1  vol. 
Rice,  1  vol. 
Cheves,  1  vol. 
McMullan,  1  vol. 
Speer,  1  vol. 
Strobhart,  4  vols. 
Richardson,  14  vols. 
South  Carolina,  New  Series,  74  vols.,  1868-1907. 

All  decisions  subsequent  to  South  Carolina,  New  Series,  vol. 
25,  are  reported  in  the  Southeastern  Reporter,  56  vols.  The  set 
also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  20  years  of  Georgia, 
North  Carolina,  Virginia,  and  West  Virginia.  The  tables  of 
cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Southeastern  make  it  a  sim- 
ple matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report 
page  and  volume.  The  set  costs  about  one-fourth  the  price  of 
the  corresponding  State  Reports.  In  fact,  the  subscriber  for 
the  South  Carolina  Reports  covered  by  the  Southeastern  has 
paid  considerably  more  than  it  would  have  cost  him  to  take  the 
Southeastern  and  get,  in  addition  to  his  own,  all  the  decisions 
of  the  four  neighboring  states.  Write  for  price  and  full  in- 
formation. 

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Soutt?  X^akota. 

Citizensliip— Age — Character. 

Each  candidate  shall  prove  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  court 
that  he  is  a  resident  of  the  state,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good 
moral  character ;  the  last  to  be  proved  by  the  certificate  of  a 
court  of  record. 

Preliminary  Education — Term  of   Study. 

Applicant's  general  education  must  be  substantially  equiva- 
lent to  that  involved  in  the  completion  of  a  high  school  course 
of  study  at  least  three  years  in  extent.  He  must  also  have  ac- 
tuallv  and  in  good  faith  pursued  a  regular  course  of  study  of  the 
law  for  at  least  three  full  years,  either  in  the  office  of  an  attor- 
ney in  this  state  or  other  state,  or  of  a  judge  of  a  court  of  rec- 
ord, or  in  some  reputable  law  school  in  the  United  States,  or 
partly  in  such  office  and  partly  in  such  law  school.  At  the  com- 
mencement of  his  term  of  study,  either  in  the  office  of  an  attor- 
ney or  in  some  reputable  law  school,  he  shall  file  with  the  clerk 
of  the  Supreme  Court  a  certificate  of  such  attorney  or  the  chief 
of  such  law  school,  as  the  case  may  be,  showing  his  name,  age, 
and  residence,  and  the  date  when  he  commenced  the  study  of 
law,  which  certificate  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  50  cents. 

Examination — Regulation — Scope — Fee. 

All  apphcants,  except  graduates  of  the  College  of  Law  of  the 
State  University  entitled  to  admission  to  practice  as  by  law 
provided,  shall  be  examined  in  open  court,  before  the  justices 
of  the  Supreme  Court  or  a  commission  of  not  less  than  five 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAB  117 

members  of  the  bar.  An  average  of  75  per  cent,  is  required,  on 
an  examination  embracing  the  following  subjects :  Evidence, 
Law  of  Real  and  Personal  Property,  Torts,  Contracts,  Plead- 
ing, Partnership,  Bailments,  Negotiable  Instruments,  Agency, 
Suretyship,  Domestic  Relations,  Wills,  Corporations,  Equity, 
Criminal  Law,  Constitutional  Law,  the  Code  of  Civil  Proce- 
dure, and  Legal  Ethics.  If  the  candidate  shall  pass  the  examin- 
ation satisfactorily,  he  shall  be  admitted  upon  taking  the  re- 
quired oath. 

Admission  of  Attorneys   from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  person  becoming  a  resident  of  this  state  after  having 
been  admitted  by  the  highest  court  in  another  jurisdiction,  and 
who  has  practiced  regularly  therein  for  not  less  than  five  years, 
may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court,  be  admitted,  without  exam- 
ination or  proof  of  period  of  study,  upon  presenting  a  certifi- 
cate of  admission  to  practice  in  such  state  or  district 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

All  law  students  who  have  completed  the  course  prescribed 
by  the  College  of  Law  of  the  State  University,  or  the  equiva- 
lent of  such  course,  including  the  subjects  prescribed  by  law 
for  admission  to  the  bar  in  this  state,  and  have  graduated 
therein  and  been  admitted  by  the  State  University  to  the  de- 
gree of  Bachelor  of  Laws,  shall  be  deemed  to  have  the  learning 
requisite  to  entitle  them,  to  practice  in  any  of  the  courts  of  the 
state,  and  may  be  admitted  to  practice  without  examination,  on 
proof  of  the  admission  to  such  degree  and  that  applicant  is  at 
least  21  years  of  age  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  in  the  Supreme  Court  room  in  the  city 
of  Pierre  on  the  first  day  of  each  regular  term  of  court,  being 
the  first  Tuesdays  of  April  and  October.  Applications,  to- 
gether with  credentials,  should  be  sent  to  the  clerk  of  the  Su- 


118  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

preme  Court,  Pierre,  S.  D.     A  fee  of  $5  should  accompany  the 
application,  to  be  returned  if  the  application  is  denied. 
Sex  shall  constitute  no  bar  to  admission  in  this  state. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Sup.  Ct.  Rules ;  Laws  1903,  cc.  77,  78 ;  Laws  1905,  c.  56. 


SOUTH  DAKOTA  DECISIONS. 

1867  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Reports  for  South  Dakota  (down  to  1907) 
consists  of : 

Dakota  Territorial,  6  vols.,  1867-1889. 
South  Dakota,  18  vols.,  1889-1907. 

All  Dakota  decisions,  territorial  and  of  both  states,  are  re- 
ported in  the  Northwestern  Reporter,  111  vols.  The  set  also 
contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  28  years  of  Iowa,  Michigan, 
Minnesota,  Nebraska,  and  Wisconsin,  and  sells  for  less  than 
one-fifth  of  the  cost  of  the  corresponding  State  Reports.  The 
tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Northwestern  make 
it  a  simple  matter  to  find  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Re- 
ports page  and  volume.  The  limited  quantity  of  local  case 
law,  and  the  fact  that  the  decisions  of  the  neighboring  states 
are  constantly  cited,  makes  this  set  a  necessity  to  the  lawyer 
practicing  in  South  Dakota.  Write  for  price  and  full  informa- 
tion. 

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O^ennessee. 


Citlzensliip — Age— Character. 

Citizenship  of  this  state  is  not  a  requisite  here,  but  the  can- 
didate shall  be  21  years  of  age  and  of  good  moral  character, 
and  must  be  a  citizen  of  some  state  in  the  United  States. 

Examination — Regnlations — Scope — Fee. 

In  applying  for  admission,  the  candidate  shall  file  the  cer- 
tificate of  the  county  court  in  the  county  in  which  he  resides 
that  he  is  of  sufficient  age  and  moral  character.  This  applica- 
tion must  be  filed  at  least  10  days  before  the  date  fixed  for  the 
examination,  and  must  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  $5.  The 
examination  may  be  both  oral  and  written,  and  will  embrace 
the  subjects  of  Real  and  Personal  Property,  Personal  Rights, 
Torts,  Contracts,  Partnership,  Bailments,  Negotiable  Instru- 
ments, Principal  and  Agent,  Principal  and  Surety,  Domestic 
Relations,  Wills,  Corporations,  Equity  Jurisprudence,  Evi- 
dence, Common  Law  and  Equity  Pleading  and  Practice,  Crim- 
inal Law  and  Evidence,  the  Constitutions  of  the  State  and  of 
the  United  States,  and  Legal  Ethics.  A  minimum  grade  of 
80  per  cent,  is  required  in  order  to  be  entitled  to  a  license  to 
practice.  Persons  failing  in  the  first  examination  may  be  re- 
examined after  three  months  without  paying  an  additional  fee. 
A  fee  of  $3,  in  addition  to  the  regular  examination  fee,  will  be 
paid  upon  the  issuance  of  a  license. 

Admission  of  Attorneys   from  Otlier   States. 

Where  the  requirements  for  admission  to  the  bar  are  equal  to 
those  prescribed  in  Tennessee,  attorneys  from  other  states  may 
lae  admitted  without  examination,  by  exhibiting  their  licenses 
or  copies  of  the  record  showing  their  admission  to  the  highest 
court  of  the  state  from  which  they  came.  If  the  requirements 
are  not  equivalent  to  those  required  in  Tennessee,  the  attorney 
may  be  admitted  without  examination  provided  he  has  practiced 

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120  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

for  a  period  of  5  years,  and  the  board  is  satisfied  that  the  appli- 
cant is  worthy  of  admission. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  six  times  a  year,  at  Knoxville,  Nash- 
ville, Jackson,  Lebanon,  Memphis,  and  Chattanooga,  at  such 
times  as  the  board  of  examiners  determine  upon.  Applications 
for  examination  must  be  made  to  the  board,  and  filed  with  the 
secretary  before  the  date  of  examination. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Act  of  March  30,  1903,  and  Rules  of  Supreme  Court  adopted 
April  28,  1903. 


TENNESSEE  DECISIONS. 

1791  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Tennessee  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of: 

Overton,  2  vols. 

Cook,  1  vol. 

Haywood,  3  vols. 

Peck,  1  vol. 

Martin  &  Yerger,  1  vol. 

Yerger,  10  vols. 

Meigs,  1  vol. 

Humphrey,  11  vols. 

Swan,  2  vols. 

Sneed,  5  vols. 

Head,  3  vols. 

Coldwell,  7  vols. 

Heiskell,  12  vols.  • 

Baxter,  9  vols. 

Lea,  16  vols. 

Tennessee,  vols.  85  to  115. 

All  Tennessee  decisions  subsequent  to  16  Lea  are  reported 
in  the  Southwestern  Reporter,  100  vols.     The  set  also  contains 


RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  121 

many  decisions  of  the  Tennessee  Court  of  Chancery  Appeals, 
which  have  been  affirmed  by  the  Supreme  Court  without  opin- 
ion. Many  of  these  are  vahiable  decisions,  and  are  not  report- 
ed elsewhere.  The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last 
21  years  of  Arkansas,  Kentucky,  Missouri,  and  Texas,  and  all 
decisions  of  Indian  Territory.  The  tables  of  cross-citations 
furnished  with  the  Southwestern  make  it  a  simple  matter  to 
find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  vol- 
ume.    Write  for  price  and  full  information. 

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Cexas. 


Citizenship — ^Age — Character. 

The  applicant  shall  file  a  certificate  of  the  county  commis- 
sioners' court  of  the  county  in  which  he  resides,  and  also  that 
of  two  reputable  attorneys  who  have  known  him  for  the  pre- 
ceding six  months,  to  the  effect  that  he  has  been  a  resident  of 
the  state  for  the  last  six  months,  is  of  full  age  and  of  good 
moral  character. 

General  Education. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  of  examiners  to  reject  any 
applicant  who,  in  their  opinion,  shall  show  himself  so  deficient 
in  general  education  as  not  to  be  capable  of  performing  the 
duties  of  an  attorney. 

Examination — Regnlations — Scope — Fee. 

A  board  of  examiners  is  appointed  by  each  Court  of  Civil 
Appeals,  to  whom  applications  for  admission  must  be  made. 
The  examination  embraces  the  following  subjects:  Elements 
of  the  Common  Law,  Real  Property,  Contracts,  Torts,  Equity 
Jurisprudence,  Pleading,  Practice  and  Evidence,  Domestic 
Relations  and  Administration  of  Decedents'  Estates,  Constitu- 
tional and  Statutory  Law,  and  Criminal  Law.  The  examina- 
tions are  in  writing,  and  no  applicant  shall  be  granted  a  license 
unless  he  makes  a  grade  of  not  less  than  50  per  cent,  in  all 
branches  and  a  general  average  of  not  less  than  75  per  cent. 
An  applicant  who  fails  cannot  take  a  new  examination  within 
six  months,  and  the  second  examination  must  be  taken  before 
the  same  board  of  examiners  as  was  the  first.  A  fee  of  $10 
must  be  paid  upon  application  for  examination. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Upon  presentation  of  a  certificate  from  a  judge  .of  the  state 
from  which  the  attorney  comes,  showing  that  he  is  in  good 
standing  and  of  good  moral  character,  an  attorney  who  has 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  123 

been  admitted  in  another  state  will  be  permitted  to  take  the 
examination  in  Texas. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  at  least  four  times  a  year,  at  the  places 
where  the  several  Courts  of  Civil  Appeals  sit.  The  times  at 
which  the  examinations  are  held  are  specified  by  the  several 
Boards  of  Examiners.  After  an  attorney  has  been  admitted 
to  one  of  the  Courts  of  Civil  Appeals,  he  may  be  admitted  to 
the  Supreme  Court  by  filing  his  license  with  the  clerk  of  that 
court.  Graduates  of  the  law  department  of  the  State  Univer- 
sity are  admitted  upon  presentation  of  their  diploma  within 
12  months  from  the  date  of  issuance,  together  with  a  certificate 
from  the  commissioners'  court  of  the  county  in  which  the  appli- 
cant resides,  stating  that  he  has  fulfilled  the  requirements  as  to 
age,  character,  and  residence.  The  usual  fee  of  $10  will  be 
paid  upon  admission. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  St.  1895,  §§  255-260,  as  amended  by  chapter  42,  Acts 
1903,  and  chapter  100,  Acts  1905 ;  Supreme  Court  Rules  (78 
S.  W.  v-vi). 


TEXAS  DECISIONS. 

1810  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Texas  Reports  (down  to  1907)  consists  of: 
Texas   Supreme,  98  vols.,  Dallam's  Decisions,  and  25 

Supplement,  1810-1907. 
Texas  Criminal  Appeals,  46  vols.,  1876-1907. 
Texas  Civil  Appeals,  36  vols.,  1892-1907. 

The  Southwestern  Reporter,  100  vols.,  contains  all  decisions 
of  Texas  subsequent  to  65  Supreme,  20  Criminal  Appeals,  and 
all  decisions  of  the  Court  of  Civil  Appeals.  It  also  in- 
cludes more  than  nine  thousand  of  the  decisions  of  these  courts 
which  have  been  omitted  from  the  Texas  Reports,  and  are  only 


124  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

published  in  the  Southwestern  Reporter.  These  omitted  cases- 
are  one-half  of  all  the  decisions  of  the  Texas  courts  for  the 
period  covered  (21  years).  As  a  reporter  of  the  current  de- 
cisions, it  is  prompt,  accurate,  and  exceedingly  popular.  In 
addition  to  these,  the  Southwestern  also  contains  all  decisions 
for  the  last  21  years  of  Arkansas,  Kentucky,  Missouri,  and 
Tennessee,  and  all  of  Indian  Territory.  The  tables  of  cross- 
citations  furnished  with  the  Southwestern  make  it  a  simple 
matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report 
page  and  volume.  The  set  is  looked  upon  in  Texas  as  a  local 
necessity.     Write  for  price  and  full  description. 

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Htaf?. 


'Citizenship— Age— Character. 

To  entitle  one  to  examination  for  admission,  he  shall  be  a 
citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  one  who  has  declared  his  bona 
fide  intention  of  becoming  such,  21  years  of  age,  and  of  good 
moral  character. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  petition,  accompanied  by  the  certificates  of  two  mem- 
bers of  the  bar  that  the  applicant  is  of  good  moral  character, 
shall  be  in  writing  and  shall  set  forth  the  name,  age,  resi- 
dence, and  duration  of  the  period  of  preparatory  study.  The 
statements  of  the  application  and  the  legal  attainments  of  the 
candidate  shall  be  thoroughly  investigated  by  the  board  of 
■examiners,  consisting  of  three  members  of  the  bar  appointed 
by  the  court.  If  he  passes  this  test  satisfactorily,  the  fee  of 
$25  shall  be  paid  and  the  oath  of  office  taken. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Otlier  Jurisdictions. 

The  examination  may  be  dispensed  with  in  the  case  of  one 
-admitted  in  the  highest  court  of  another  state,  upon  proof  of 
■such  admission,  when  application  is  made  in  this  state. 

miscellaneons. 

Examinations  are  held  the  Thursday  before  the  second  Mon- 
day of  February,  May,  and  October.  Applications  should  be 
addressed  to  Charles  Baldwin,  Secretary  Board  of  Examiners, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.  St.  1898,  §§  105-110;   Sup.  Ct.  Rules  (49  Pac.  xiii.). 


UTAH  DECISIONS. 

1871  to  1907. 
A  complete  set  of  Utah  Reports  (down  to  1007)  consists  of 
-29  vols.     All  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  2,  Utah,  are  report- 

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126  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

ed  in  the  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.  The  Utah  Code  was 
adapted  from  that  of  California,  and  the  decisions  of  that  state 
are  closely  followed.  The  Pacific  Reporter  contains  upward 
of  70  per  cent,  of  all  California  decisions,  being  all  decisions 
for  the  last  24  years,  including  nearly  2,000  decisions  which 
have  been  omitted  from  the  State  Reports,  and  are  only  found 
in  the  Pacific.  The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last 
24  years  of  Colorado,  Idaho,  Kansas,  Montana,  Nevada,  New 
Mexico,  Oregon,  Washington,  and  Wyoming,  and  all  of  Ari- 
zona, and  Oklahoma.  The  tables  of  cross-citations  furnished 
with  the  Pacific  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even 
if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume.  Write  for  full 
information  and  price. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


Permont. 


Citizenship — ^Age^Character. 

Citizenship,  full  age,  and  good  moral  character  are  neces- 
sary qualifications  of  one  seeking  admission  to  the  bar  of  this 
state. 

General  Education. 

The  applicant's  preliminary  education,  other  than  legal,  shall 
be  equivalent  to  that  received  in  a  high  school,  and  shall  be 
proved  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board  before  the  examination. 

Term  of  Study. 

The  candidate  shall  have  studied  in  the  office  of  a  practicing 
attorney  of  the  Supreme  Court  within  this  state  for  three  years 
preceding  his  application,  except  that  in  lieu  thereof  not  more 
than  two  years  of  such  time  may  have  been  spent  in  a  reputable 
law  school.  In  the  discretion  of  the  court  one  year  of  such 
study  may  have  been  pursued  in  the  office  of  an  attorney  out- 
side the  state,  but  the  last  year  shall  have  been  within  the  state. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope. 

Each  candidate  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court 
a  petition  for  admission,  stating  his  age,  residence,  and  the 
time,  place,  and  circumstances  of  his  term  of  study,  and  an 
affidavit  of  an  attorney  of  the  court  stating  that  the  petitioner 
has  actually  pursued  his  studies  as  required,  and  accompanied 
also  by  the  certificates  of  three  attorneys  vouching  for  his 
character.  The  examination  shall  be  partly  in  writing  and 
partly  oral,  and  shall  include  questions  upon  at  least  18  of  the 
subjects  to  be  selected  from  those  of  Common-Law  Pleading 
and  Practice,  Evidence,  Domestic  Relations,  Personal  Property, 
Contracts  (including  Sales,  Bailments,  and  Negotiable  Instru- 
ments), Agency,  Partnership,  Corporations,  Real  Property  (in- 
cluding Mortgages  and  Landlord  anfl  Tenant),  Wills  and  Pro- 
bate  Law,   Equity  Jurisprudence,    Pleading  and   Practice  in 

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128  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

Chancery,  Torts,  Criminal  Law,  the  Important  Provisions  of 
Vermont  Statute  Law  (especially  those  modifying  the  Common 
Law,  and  those  relating  to  Practice,  Conveyancing,  and  Pro- 
bate), the  Constitutions  of  this  state  and  the  United  States,  and 
Legal  Ethics.  If  satisfactory  to  the  board,  it  will  so  report  to 
the  Supreme  Court,  and  a  license  shall  be  granted  and  the  pre- 
scribed oath  administered. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Otiier  Jurisdictions. 

An  attorney  admitted  in  another  state  shall  be  admitted  in 
this  upon  proof  of  citizenship,  age,  good  moral  character,  ad- 
mission in  such  state,  practice  of  his  profession  for  one  year, 
and  residence  in  this  state  for  six  months  next  preceding  his 
application. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  at  T^Iontpelier  the  fourth  Tuesday  in 
October.  Applications  must  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  at  least  10  days  before  this  day. 

Source  of  Rules. 

St.  1894,  §  1003 ;  Sup.  Ct.  Rules. 


VERMONT  DECISIONS. 

1789  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Vermont  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of : 

N.  Chipman,  1  vol. 
D.  Chipman,  2  vols. 
Tyler,  2  vols. 
Brayton,  1  vol. 
Aikens,  2  vols. 
Vermont,  78  vols. 

We  have  reprinted  the  Vermont  Reports,  vols.  1  to  58  and  8 
preliminaries,  annotated  them  thoroughly,  and  bound  them  in 


RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  129 

17  books.  Vols.  59  to  65  Vermont  are  out  of  print  and  scarce. 
The  only  convenient  method  of  obtaining  the  decisions  in 
these  volumes  is  through  the  Atlantic  Reporter,  65  vols.,  which 
contains  all  Vermont  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  57.  The  set 
also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  22  years  of  Connecticut, 
Delaware,  Maine,  Maryland,  New  Hampshire,  New  Jersey, 
Pennsylvania,  and  Rhode  Island,  including  some  2,500  deci- 
sions which  have  been  omitted  from  the  State  Reports.  The 
tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Atlantic  make  it  a 
simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Re- 
port page  arid  volume.  Write  for  price  and  detailed  descrip- 
tion. 

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Vivq,\n\a, 


Citizenship— Age— Character. 

Residence  within  the  state  for  the  six  months  next  preceding 
the  date  of  application,  the  age  of  majority,  and  good  moral 
character  are  quaHfications  required  of  each  appHcant  for  ad- 
mission in  this  state. 

Examination — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

Every  person  applying  for  a  license  to  practice  law  must 
first  have  obtained  from  the  circuit  court  of  the  county  or  the 
corporation  court  of  the  city  wherein  he  resides  a  certificate 
that  he  is  a  person  of  good  morals,  21  years  of  age,  and  has 
resided  in  this  state  the  preceding  six  months.  Application  for 
such  certificate  shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk  of  such  circuit  or 
corporation  court  ten  days  before  the  day  on  which  the  court 
will  be  asked  to  grant  the  said  certificate,  and  must  be  accom- 
panied by  the  written  recommendation  of  two  members  of  the 
bar  of  his  judicial  circuit,  who  are  practicing  attorneys  in  this 
court,  as  to  his  good  moral  character.  On  or  before  the  sec- 
ond Tuesday  in  November,  if  the  applicant  desires  to  be  exam- 
ined at  Richmond,  and  on  or  before  the  15th  day  of  June,  if  the 
applicant  desires  to  be  examined  at  Wytheville,  he  shall  file  with 
the  clerk  of  the  court  at  that  place  such  certificate  of  his  circuit 
or  corporation  court,  and  also  a  certified  copy  of  his  applica- 
tion therefor  and  of  the  recommendations  which  accompanied 
the  same.  The  test  of  the  candidate's  legal  qualifications  shall 
be  conducted  in  writing  by  three  or  more  justices  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Appeals  upon  the  subjects  of  Real  and  Person- 
al Property,  Domestic  Relations,  Contracts,  Agency,  Partner- 
ship, Negotiable  Instruments,  Insurance,  Corporations,  Wills 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  131 

and  Personal  Representatives,  Torts,  Equity  Jurisprudence, 
Pleading  and  Practice  at  Law  and  in  Equity,  Evidence,  Crimes 
and  Criminal  Procedure,  Powers  and  Duties  of  the  Corporation 
Commission,  and  the  Code  of  Virginia.  The  prescribed  oath 
shall  be  taken  if  this  examination  is  passed  satisfactorily. 

Admission  of  Attorneys   from  Otiier  Jurisdictions. 

Any  person  authorized  to  practice  in  the  courts  of  another 
state  may  be  licensed  in  this  state,  without  examination,  upon 
furnishing  a  certificate  from  the  court  of  last  resort  in  such 
state  or  territory  that  he  has  practiced  law  therein  for  three  or 
more  years  and  is  of  good  moral  character.  Such  certificate 
much  be  signed  by  the  Chief  Justice  of  said  court,  whose  sig- 
nature must  be  attested  by  the  clerk  of  said  court,  and  under 
the  seal  thereof.  In  addition,  he  shall  furnish  a  certificate 
from  two  practicing  attorneys  in  such  state  or  territory  as  to 
applicant's  good  moral  character,  which  certificate  shall  be 
attested  by  the  said  clerk  in  like  manner. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  will  be  held  at  Richmond  on  the  first  Friday 
after  the  second  Tuesday  in  November,  and  at  Wytheville  on 
the  third  Friday  after  the  first  Tuesday  in  June.  No  other  ex- 
aminations will  be  held.  Any  person  over  19  years  of  age, 
who  has  studied  law  for  a  period  of  two  years  in  a  law  school 
of  this  state,  or  in  the  office  of  a  practicing  attorney  of  this 
state,  and  who  is  otherwise  qualified,  may  take  the  state  bar 
examination ;  provided,  that  no  certificate  shall  issue  to  such 
person  until  he  shall  have  attained  the  age  of  21  years,  and  pro- 
vided, further,  that  in  such  case  the  application  must  state  the 
exact  date  when  the  applicant  will  become  21  years  of  age. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Code  1904,  §§  3101-3193;  Rules  Sup.  Ct.  App.  ^larch  14, 
1907. 


132  BDLES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAE. 

VIRGINIA  DECISIONS. 

1730  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Virginia  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of: 

Jefferson,  1  vol. 
Wythe's  Chancery,  1  vol. 
Washington,  2  vols. 
Call,  6  vols. 

Hening  &  Munford,  4  vols, 
Munford,  6  vols. 
Gilmer,  1  vol. 
Randolph,  6  vols. 
Leigh,  12  vols. 
Robinson,  2  vols. 
Grattan,  33  vols. 
Virginia,  vols.  75  to  104. 
Virginia  Cases,  2  vols. 
Patton,  Jr.,  &  Heath,  2  vols. 
Virginia  Decisions,  2  vols. 

All  Virginia  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  82  are  reported  in 
the  Southeastern  Reporter,  56  vols.  This  includes  some  175 
decisions  which  have  been  omitted  from  the  State  Reports  and 
can  only  be  found  in  the  Southeastern  Reporter.  The  set  also 
contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  20  years  of  Georgia,  North 
Carolina,  South  Carolina,  and  West  Virginia,  and  costs  about 
one-fourth  as  much  as  the  corresponding  State  Reports.  The 
tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Southeastern  make 
it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State 
Report  page  and  volume.  We  will  be  pleased  to  quote  and  fur- 
nish full  information  on  request. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


XOasl^inq^ton. 


Citizensbip — Age — Character. 

No  person  shall  be  admitted  to  examination  in  this  state  un- 
less he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  has  been  a  resident  of 
this  state  for  the  year  next  preceding,  is  21  years  of  age,  and 
is  of  good  moral  character. 

Term  of  Study. 

He  shall  have  pursued  the  study  of  law  for  at  least  two  years 
in  the  office  of  a  practicing  attorney  of  this  state,  or  have 
graduated  from  a  law  school  requiring  at  least  a  two  years' 
course. 

Examuiation — Regulations — Scope — Fee. 

The  examination,  conducted  by  the  Supreme  Court,  assisted 
by  three  members  of  the  bar  appointed  by  the  court,  shall  con- 
sist of  written  questions  and  answers  such  as  the  court  and 
committee  may  select  and  an  oral  test  before  the  court  and 
committee  on  the  day  following.  The  committee  shall  report 
to  the  Supreme  Court  its  opinion  of  the  abilities  of  the  can- 
didate, and  the  court  shall  grant  a  license  and  administer  the 
oath  if  the  candidate  is  deemed  capable.  With  each  applica- 
tion filed  with  the  clerk  qf  the  court  a  fee  of  $20  shall  be  de- 
posited, which  sum  shall  be  returned  to  the  applicant  in  case 
his  application  is  denied. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Any  person  who  has  been  admitted  to  the  highest  court  of 
record  of  another  state  or  territory,  upon  becoming  a  resident 
of  this  state  and  furnishing  an  affidavit  of  good  standing  in 
the  court  from  whence  he  presents  a  certificate,  which  affidavit 
should  also  show  the  fact  of  his  residence  in  this  state  and 
citizenship  in  the  United  States,  may  be  admitted  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  upon  payment  of  the  fee  of  $20.  Personal  appear- 
ance by  the  attorney  is  not  necessary. 

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134  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

Graduates  of  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Wash- 
ington, after  a  full  course  of  two  years'  study,  shall  be  admitted 
without  examination  or  fee  upon  the  production  of  their  diplo- 
mas and  satisfactory  evidence  that  they  are  citizens  of  the 
United  States,  of  full  age,  and  of  good  moral  character. 

Miscellaneous. 

Any  person  a  resident  of  this  state,  and  admitted  to  prac- 
tice in  any  of  the  superior  courts  of  this  state,  shall  be  en- 
titled to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  on  proof  of  such  ad- 
mission, together  with  his  own  affidavit  that  he  is  not  under 
judgment  of  disbarment  or  suspension  of  any  court.  The  fee 
for  entering  said  admission  will  be  $5. 

No  person  shall  be  excluded  from  acting  as  an  attorney  by 
reason  of  sex.  Examinations  are  held  on  the  first  Thursday 
and  Friday  of  each  term  of  court,  and  notice  of  application, 
together  with  affidavit  of  applicant  showing  that  he  has  the 
qualifications  required  by  statute  and  is  not  under  sentence  of 
suspension  or  disbarment  of  any  court,  must  be  filed  with  the 
clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  at  least  one  week  before  the  first 
Thursday  of  the  term. 

Source  of  Rules. 

BaUinger's  Code,  §§  4759-4764 ;  Laws  1903,  c.  185 ;  Sup. 
Ct.  Rules,  July  15,  1901. 


WASHINGTON  DECISIONS. 

1854  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Washington  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of: 

Washington  Territorial,  3  vols.,  1854-1879. 
Washington  State,  42  vols.,  1880-1907. 

All  decisions  of  Washington  subsequent  to  vol.  1,  Territorial, 
are  reported  in  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.     The  Washington 


RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  135 

Code  was  adapted  from  that  of  California,  and  the  decisions  of 
that  state  are  therefore  followed  closely  by  the  Washington 
courts.  The  Pacific  Reporter  contains  all  decisions  of  Califor- 
nia for  the  last  24  years,  representing  about  75  per  cent,  of  all 
decisions,  and  including  nearly  2,000  that  have  been  omitted 
from  the  State  Reports  and  can  only  be  found  in  the  Pacific. 
The  set  also  contains  all  decisions  of  Colorado,  Idaho,  Kansas, 
Montana,  Nevada,  New  IMexico,  Oregon,  Utah,  and  Wyoming 
for  the  last  24  years,  and  all  of  Arizona  and  Oklahoma,  and 
costs  about  one-fifth  as  much  as  the  corresponding  State  Re- 
ports. The  tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Pa- 
cific make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by 
the  State  Report  page  and  volume.  The  Pacific  is  usually  re- 
garded as  indispensable  in  Washington.  We  will  be  pleased  to 
quote  prices,  and  furnish  full  information. 

West  Pubushing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


XPest  Pirgtnta. 

Citizenship — Age — Chara  cter. 

A  person  applying  for  license  to  practice  in  this  state  must 
appear  before  and  prove  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  county  court 
of  the  county  in  which  he  has  resided  for  the  next  preceding 
year  that  he  has  been  a  resident  of  such  county  during  that 
period,  that  he  is  21  years  of  age,  and  that  he  is  of  good  moral 
character. 

Preliminary  Edncation— Term   of   Stndy. 

Every  candidate  for  admission  must  have  had  at  least  a  high 
school  education,  and  shall  have  completed  the  courses  in  gen- 
eral culture  prescribed  by  the  council.  Before  admission  to 
examination  the  candidate  shall  present  satisfactory  evidence 
that  he  has  studied  law  for  two  successive  years  next  preced- 
ing the  application. 

Examination — Regnlations— Scope — Fee. 

The  petitioner  shall  appear  before  the  commission  (now  the 
professors  of  law  in  the  State  University)  appointed  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Appeals,  and  undergo  a  written  test  upon  the 
subjects  of  Blackstone,  Common-Law  Pleading,  Torts,  Crimi- 
nal Law  and  Procedure,  Contracts,  Real  Property,  Agency, 
Bailments,  Negotiable  Paper,  Partnership,  Suretyship  and 
Guaranty,  Sales,  Corporations,  Equity  Pleading  and  Practice, 
Common  and  Statute  Law,  Evidence,  and  Constitutional  Law. 
If  the  commission  favor  his  admission,  they  shall  so  certify  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Appeals,  and  a  license  will  be  granted ; 
and,  in  case  of  failure  the  unsuccessful  candidate  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  appear  at  the  next  examination  for  further  test. 
Every  applicant  for  such  examination  shall  pay  a  fee  of  $5, 
together  with  a  fee  of  $2.50  for  license  in  case  of  success. 

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RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  137 

Admission  of  Attorneys   from  Other  States. 

Attorneys  practicing  in  the  courts  of  record  of  a  foreign 
state  shall  be  admitted  to  practice  in  this  state  upon  submitting 
satisfactory  evidence  of  such  previous  admission,  and  upon  tak- 
mg  the  prescribed  oath.  This  does  not  apply,  however,  to  at- 
torneys who  were  admitted  in  another  state  while  residents  of 
this  state.  Such  attorneys  must  take  the  prescribed  examina- 
tion. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

Any  person  who  shall  produce  a  certificate  of  the  county 
court  of  the  county  of  his  residence,  vouching  for  his  general 
qualifications,  together  with  a  diploma  from  the  Law  School 
of  the  West  Virginia  University,  shall  be  admitted  to  practice 
in  any  and  all  of  the  courts  of  this  state  without  further  ex- 
amination. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  at  Alorgantown  on  the  first  Wednes- 
day after  the  1st  of  January,  the  first  Wednesday  in  April,  and 
the  last  Wednesday  of  September. 

Sonrce  of  Rules. 

Code  1906,  §§  3760-3761 ;  Order  of  Supreme  Court  of  Ap- 
peals, June  16,  1897;  Rules  Board  of  Examiners. 


WEST  VIRGINIA  DECISIONS. 

1863  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  West  Virginia  Reports  (down  to  1007) 
consists  of  59  vols.  All  decisions  subsequent  to  vol.  28  West 
Virginia  are  reported  in  the  Southeastern  Reporter,  56  vols. 
Vols.  35  to  45  West  Virginia  are  out  of  print.  Consequently 
the  only  convenient  method  of  obtaining  the  decisions  in  these 


138  RULES    FOR   ADMISSION   TO    THE    BAR. 

volumes  is  through  the  Southeastern.  The  set  also  contains  all 
decisions  of  the  parent  state  (Virginia)  for  the  past  20  years, 
including  some  175  cases  that  have  been  omitted  from  the  State 
Reports  and  can  only  be  found  in  the  Southeastern.  It  also 
contains  all  decisions  of  Georgia,  North  Carolina,  and  South 
Carolina  for  the  last  20  years.  The  tables  of  cross-citations 
furnished  with  the  Southeastern  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find 
the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and  volume. 
Write  for  price  and  full  information. 

West  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


IDtsconsin. 


'Citizenship — Age — Character. 

Any  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  one  who  has  declared 
his  intention,  who  is  a  resident  of  the  state,  of  full  age,  and  of 
good  moral  character,  shall  be  eligible  to  the  examination  for 
admission  to  the  bar.  His  application  must  contain  the  cer- 
tificate of  two  lawyers  practicing  in  the  county  in  which  the 
applicant  resides, 

Oeneral  Education. 

Applicants  who  are  not  graduates  of  the  university  or  a  col- 
lege or  free  high  school  having  a  four  years'  course  must  take 
an  examination  before  a  superintendent  of  a  high  school  or 
such  other  person  as  may  be  designated  by  the  state  board  of 
law  examiners. 

Term  of  Study. 

The  applicant  shall  also  file  a  certificate  from  his  preceptor, 
or  from  the  dean  or  other  official  of  the  law  school,  stating  the 
time  in  which  said  applicant  has  pursued  the  study  of  law. 
The  applicant  must  have  studied  law  at  least  three  years  within 
the  five  years  next  preceding  the  making  of  the  application. 

Examination — Itegulations — Scope. 

Examinations  are  written  and  oral,  and  are  held  by  a  state 
board  consisting  of  five  members.  The  examinations  shall  cov- 
er the  subjects  of  Agency,  Attachment  and  Garnishment,  Bail- 
ments and  Carriers,  Common  Law,  Constitutional  Law,  Con- 
tracts, Public  and  Private  Corporations,  Courts  and  Their  Ju- 
risdiction, Criminal  Law  and  Practice,  Damages,  Domestic  Re- 
lations, Equity,  Jurisprudence,  Eminent  Domain,  Evidence,  In- 
surance, Legal  Ethics,  Marriage  and  Divorce,  Mortgages  and 

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140  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

Other  Liens,  Negotiable  Paper,  Partnership,  Personal  Proper- 
ty, including  Sales,  Pleading  and  Practice  and  the  Trial  of  Ac- 
tions in  the  Courts  of  Wisconsin  and  of  the  United  States,  Po- 
lice Power,  Probate  Law,  including  the  Law  of  Descent  and 
Administration  of  Estates,  and  Real  Property,  including  Land- 
lord and  Tenant,  Replevin,  Torts,  Trusts  and  Trustees,  Wills, 
and  the  Statutes  of  Wisconsin  relating  to  the  subjects  men- 
tioned. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from.  Other  Jurisdictions. 

Residents  of  the  state  who  have  been  admitted  to  practice 
in  the  Supreme  Court  of  any  other  state  or  territory  may  be 
admitted  to  practice  by  any  court  of  record  upon  the  production 
of  their  certificates  of  admission  and  upon  proof  that  they  have 
engaged  in  actual  practice  in  such  other  state  or  territory  for 
at  least  two  years  prior  to  making  application.  A  certificate  of 
any  judge  of  a  court  of  record,  having  knowledge  of  the  facts, 
under  the  seal  of  said  court,  must  be  presented. 

Admission  on  Diploma. 

A  graduate  of  the  law  department  of  the  State  University 
will  be  admitted  to  all  of  the  courts  in  this  state  upon  presenta- 
tion of  his  diploma. 

Miscellaneous. 

Examinations  are  held  in  Milwaukee  on  the  third  Tuesday 
in  January,  and  in  Madison  on  the  third  Tuesday  in  July.  Ap- 
plications must  be  made  to  the  secretary  of  the  board,  L.  J. 
Rusk,  Chippewa  Falls,  Wis.,  at  least  30  days  before  examina- 
tion day,  upon  regular  forms  which  will  be  furnished.  Sex 
shall  constitute  no  bar  to  admission  in  this  state. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Statutes  of  Wisconsin,  §  2586,  as  amended  by  Laws  of  1903, 
ch,  19;  Rules  of  Supreme  Court;  Rules  of  Board  of  Ex- 
aminers. 


RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  141 

WISCONSIN  DECISIONS. 

1839  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Wisconsin  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of: 

Pinney,  3  vols.,  1839-1852. 
Wisconsin,  128  vols.,  1803-1907. 

The  Northwestern  Reporter,  111  vols.,  contains  all  Wiscon- 
sin decisions  from  and  including  vol.  46.  This  represents 
over  65  per  cent,  of  all  the  decisions  of  the  state.  The  North- 
western also  contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  28  years  of  Iowa, 
Michigan,  Minnesota,  and  Nebraska,  and  all  of  Dakota  Terri- 
tory and  North  and  South  Dakota.  The  tables  of  cross-cita- 
tions furnished  with  the  Northwestern  make  it  a  simple  matter 
to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the  State  Report  page  and 
volume.  The  set  occupies  less  than  one-third  of  the  shelf  room 
of  the  corresponding  State  Reports,  and  costs  about  one-fourth 
as  much.     Write  for  price  and  full  description. 

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tPyomtng. 


Citizensblp — Age — Character. 

No  one  shall  be  admitted  to  practice  in  this  state  who  is  not 
a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  a  bona  fide  resident  of  this  state, 
21  years  of  age,  and  of  good  moral  character,  which  last  shall 
be  certified  to  by  a  member  of  the  bar  of  this  court  or  a  judge 
of  this  state. 

General  Education. 

Although  no  certain  degree  of  preliminary  education  is  re- 
quired, the  applicant  shall  state  in  his  petition  the  extent  of 
the  same. 

Term  of  Study. 

The  candidate  shall  have  studied  law  at  least  three  years, 
either  in  a  law  school  in  the  United  States  or  under  the  su- 
pervision of  a  practicing  attorney  or  judge  of  this  state,  or 
partly  under  one  system  and  partly  under  the  other,  and  the 
petition  shall  show  where  and  with  whom  such  legal  studies 
have  been  pursued,  and  the  works  read  in  the  course  of  study. 

Examination— Regulations— Scope — Fee. 

The  petition  shall  be  directed  to  the  Supreme  Court,  and 
shall  contain  statements  as  to  applicant's  name,  place  and  date 
of  birth,  and,  if  foreign-born,  the  facts  showing  that  he  is  a 
citizen  of  the  United  States,  places  and  periods  of  residence 
and  occupation  during  the  last  preceding  five  years,  and  names 
and  addresses  of  five  persons  acquainted  with  applicant  during 
said  period.  Such  petition  shall  be  referred  to  the  Board  of 
Examiners,  consisting  of  five  members  of  the  bar,  who  shall 
examine  the  candidate  upon  written  questions  prepared  by  said 
board,  in  the  presence  of  one  or  more  examiners,  or  the  dis- 
trict judge,  or  some  person  selected  by  the  board.     The  ques- 

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RULES    FOR   ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR.  143 

tions  and  answers  shall  be  returned  to  the  board,  who  shall  re- 
port its  findings  thereon  to  the  Supreme  Court.  If  the  peti- 
tioner's abilities  are  sufficient,  a  license  shall  be  granted  by  the 
court  and  the  oath  of  office  administered.  Each  application 
shall  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  $15,  which  shall  entitle  the 
candidate  to  two  examinations,  and  no  more ;  the  second  being 
applied  for  not  later  than  one  year  after  the  first. 

Admission  of  Attorneys  from  Other  Jurisdictions. 

An  attorney  who  has  been  regularly  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  highest  court  of  another  state  or  territory  may,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  court,  be  admitted  in  this  state  on  proof  of  such 
admission  and  good  moral  character,  which  last  shall  be  cer- 
tified to  by  a  judge  or  two  or  more  attorneys  of  such  other 
state  or  territory,  or  a  member  of  the  bar  of  this  state.  The 
petition  shall  show  the  place  or  places  where  applicant  has  prac- 
ticed law  in  such  other  state,  and  the  period  of  practice  in  each 
place;  whether  applicant  has  been  admitted  in  more  than  one 
state  or  territory,  and,  if  so,  the  name  of  each  such  state  or 
territory,  together  with  the  dates  of  admission,  as  near  as 
possible,  also  the  period  of  practice  and  the  place  of  residence 
in  each  such  state  or  territory.  Petition  must  also  be  accom- 
panied by  the  names  and  addresses  of  five  persons,  preferably 
judges  or  members  of  the  bar  of  such  other  state  or  territory. 
The  admission  fee  is  $10. 

Miscellaneous. 

Application  to  be  examined  must  be  made  to  the  clerk,  who 
will  refer  the  application  to  the  board.  A  regular  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  Examiners  is  held  at  the  capital  on  the  second 
day  of  each  regular  term  of  the  Supreme  Court  in  each  year. 
Special  meetings  may  be  held  from  time  to  time  as  the  board 
may  determine.  In  case  the  applicant  prefers  to  be  examined 
at  some  place  other  than  the  capital,  his  petition  should  state 
the  reasons  therefor.  Whenever  it  is  made  to  appear  to  the  sat- 
isfaction of  the  court  that  it  will  be  a  hardship,  owing  to  dis- 
tance, expense,  or  otherwise,  for  the  applicant  to  attend  upon  a 


14i  RULES    FOR    ADMISSION    TO    THE    BAR. 

session  of  the  board  at  the  capital,  the  examination  may  be  con- 
ducted in  the  district  or  county  where  the  applicant  resides. 

Source  of  Rules. 

Rev.   St.   1899,   §§   3306-3313;    Sup.   Ct.    Rules   (58   Pac. 
viii,  ix). 


WYOMING  DECISIONS. 

1870  to  1907. 

A  complete  set  of  Wyoming  Reports  (down  to  1907)  con- 
sists of  14  vols.  All  decisions  of  Wyoming  subsequent  to  vol. 
3  are  reported  in  the  Pacific  Reporter,  88  vols.  The  set  also 
contains  all  decisions  for  the  last  24-  years  of  California,  Col- 
orado, Idaho,  Kansas,  Montana,  Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Ore- 
gon, Utah,  and  Washington,  and  all  of  Arizona  and  Okla- 
homa. The  tables  of  cross-citations  furnished  with  the  Pacific 
make  it  a  simple  matter  to  find  the  cases,  even  if  cited  by  the 
State  Report  page  and  volume.  The  set  costs  about  one-fifth 
as  much  as  the  corresponding  State  Reports.  The  limited  quan- 
tity of  local  case  law  makes  reference  to  the  decisions  of  other 
jurisdictions  as  precedents  necessary,  and  the  Pacific  Reporter, 
containing,  as  it  does,  the  decisions  of  the  neighboring  states, 
is  the  natural  selection.  Indeed,  the  set  is  regarded  as  a  neces- 
sity in  all  the  Western  states.  Write  for  price  and  complete 
information. 

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^l^z  Purpose  of  a  x)\q^^st 


When  the  lawyer  learns  from  his  client  the  history  of  the 
transaction  regarding  which  his  aid  is  sought,  he  usually  an- 
alyzes the  statement,  reducing  it  to  its  lowest  terms,  and  knows 
in  a  general  way  the  legal  principle  the  facts  involve.  To 
merely  recognize  a  general  principle,  however,  is  insufficient 
in  his  work  as  a  practicing  lawyer.  For  example,  suppose  the 
facts  related  involve  the  rule,  "General  appearance  waives  de- 
fect in  process."  To  know  of  this  general  rule  is  not  enough. 
He  must  know  what  acts  of  the  parties  constitute  a  general  ap- 
pearance, and  must  learn  how  courts  have  applied  the  rule  to 
like  facts.  So  to  be  fully  equipped  to  serve  his  client,  he  must 
know  where  and  how  to  find  the  precedents  showing  such  ap- 
plication. 

A  general  rule  or  principle  of  law,  like  general  expressions 
regarding  lay  matters,  implies  nothing  certain,  nothing  specific, 
and  can  only  be  construed  generally. 

The  application  of  the  principle  to  the  facts  of  the  case  is 
generally  the  only  difficulty.  The  principle  itself  is  fixed  and 
well  understood,  while  a  small  circumstance  attending  an  act 
may  change  the  application.  So  a  knowledge  of  the  law  is  to 
a  great  degree  a  knowledge  of  precedents.  In  fact,  the  main 
use  of  authorities  or  decided  cases  is  the  recognition  of  some 
principle  and  its  application  to  the  particular  facts  involved, 
which  the  court  can  follow  out  in  deciding  the  question  before 
it. 

It  is  cases  showing  the  application  of  the  legal  principle,  and 
not  the  principle  itself,  which  the  courts  of  to-day  most  demand. 
Therefore  it  is  not  in  search  for  the  principles  of  law  the 
practicing  lawyer  spends  so  much  time,  but  to  find  cases  show- 
ing how  the  principles  have  been  applied ;  and  in  his  search  for 
10  (14.-)) 


146  THE   PURPOSE    OF   A   DIGEST. 

them  he  must  use  the  facts  as  a  guide,  because  the  appHcation 
arises  out  of  the  fact,  and  not  vice  versa. 

Legal  pubHcations  coming  under  the  category  of  text-books 
and  books  of  hke  nature  deal  with  the  law  in  a  general  way  and 
are  confined  largely  to  abstract  statements  of  principles,  and  to 
these  the  author  appends  the  authorities  to  which  he  refers ; 
but  it  is  impossible  to  tell,  without  reference  to  a  Digest  or  the 
authorities  themselves,  to  what  extent  or  in  what  particular 
way  the  cases  cited  support  the  proposition  in  the  text.  Text- 
books and  encyclopaedias  do  not  give  the  facts  in  each  case, 
and  therefore  cannot  show  the  particular  application  of  the 
principle  involved. 

If  the  lawyer  needs  to  refresh  his  memory  regarding  a  prin- 
ciple of  law,  however,  then  he  should  resort  to  these  publica- 
tions as  a  valuable  aid ;  but,  if  he  desires  to  know  how  the  prin- 
ciple has  been  applied  to  particular  facts,  he  should  resort  to 
Digests,  which,  if  properly  constructed,  give  in  concrete  form 
the  essential  facts  and  show  the  application  or  holding  of  the 
court  in  each  case. 

It  does  not  suffice  the  lawyer  in  his  particular  case  to  learn : 
"The  right  to  defend  one's  self  continues  as  long  as  an  unjust 
attack."  This  principle  existed  long  before  courts  expressed 
it.  What  he  wants  to  learn  regarding  his  case  in  hand  is : 
Have  such  acts  of  parties  as  he  is  prepared  to  show  been  con- 
strued by  any  courts  to  be  "an  unjust  attack"?  Are  there  any 
precedents  ?  And  to  learn  this  with  certainty  he  must  resort  to 
Digests,  which  give  the  facts. 


Reports  and  Digests  as  Needed  in  a  Private 
Law  Library, 


REPORTS  AND  REPORTERS. 

Judge  Dillon  says  in  his  work  on  the  Laws  and  Jurispru- 
dence of  England  and  America :  "The  law,  as  a  result  of  the 
ever-occurring  changes  in  the  condition  of  society  and  in  leg- 
islation, is  constantly  changing.  The  old  is,  to  a  great  extent, 
so  well  settled  and  known  as  to  have  become  elementary  and 
indisputable.  It  is  the  new  that  is  unknown,  and  needs  inter- 
pretation and  definition.  And  as  between  the  old  reports  and 
the  new,  the  experience  of  every  lawyer  and  judge  is,  I  think, 
to  the  effect  that  the  new  are  the  most  useful  because  the  most 
needed." 

The  current  supreme  court  decisions  of  all  the  states  are  pub- 
lished in  two  editions.  In  each  state  the  local  reports  are  pub- 
lished as  a  local  series  under  the  auspices  of  the  state.  This 
is  commonly  known  as  the  "official  edition."  The  current  de- 
cisions of  each  state  are  also  published  in  seven  Reporters',  mak- 
ing up  the  National  Reporter  System.  In  the  Reporters  the 
cases  are  published  first  in  weekly  advance  sheets,  which  are 
afterwards  replaced  by  bound  volumes  for  permanent  use. 

In  building  up  a  library  of  reports,  three  considerations 
should  be  borne  in  mind :  To  obtain  the  books  most  useful ; 
to  buy  in  such  a  manner  that  subsequent  purchases  will  not 
duplicate  the  first;  and  to  obtain  the  books  with  the  smallest 
expenditure  possible.  The  National  Reporter  System  fulfills 
all  these  requirements.  The  National  Reporter  System  con- 
tains the  late  cases,  and  it  is  far  better  to  buy  a  set  of  the  Re- 
porter System,  and  thus  obtain  the  later  decisions  of  the  whole 
country  back  to  a  given  point,  than  to  buy  the  entire  reports  of 

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148  REPORTS   AND    DIGESTS. 

any  one  state,  the  early  volumes  of  which  contahi  little  that 
has  not  been  affirmed  in  the  later  reports,  or  that  is  not  obsolete 
or  so  well  settled  as  to  be  indisputable.  The  one  exception  to 
this  rule  is  in  favor  of  the  decisions  of  one's  own  state.  The 
set  a  lawyer  first  buys  is  generally  that  containing  the  supreme 
court  decisions  of  his  own  state,  and,  as  he  wishes  to  increase 
his  library,  he  can  add  other  reports  as  he  is  prepared  to  do  so. 
If  he  wishes  the  reports  of  any  state  in  full,  he  can  buy  the 
early  volumes  to  the  date  when  their  publication  commences  in 
the  Reporter  System  at  a  material  saving  over  the  cost  of  an 
entire  set.  The  difference  in  cost  between  buying  the  official 
reports  and  obtaining  the  same  cases  in  the  Reporter  System  is 
well  illustrated  in  the  Northeastern  Reporter.  The  Northeast- 
ern Reporter,  vols.  1  to  79,  contains  all  the  opinions  in  the  fol- 
lowing official  reports : 

VOLUMES  PUBLISHED  AND  UNPUBLISHED. 

Massachusetts  Reports,  139-191  inch,  53  vols. 

New  York  Court  of  Appeals  Reports,     99-186  inch,  88      " 
Ohio  State  Reports,  43-  74  inch,  32      " 

Indiana  Supreme  Court  Reports,  102-168  inch,  67 

Indiana  Appellate  Court  Reports,  1-  40  inch,  40      " 

Illinois  Supreme  Court  Reports,  114-224  inch.  111     " 

Total    391     '• 

and  enough  cases  not  yet  reported  in  the  state  reports  to  make 
three  volumes  more. 

The  price  of  the  Northeastern  Reporter,  vols.  1  to  79,  and 
Blue  Book,  is  $207.  The  buyer  of  the  Northeastern  is  there- 
fore purchasing  books  at  a  price  equivalent  to  53  cents  per  vol- 
ume for  State  Reports.  Subscription  editions  of  reports,  two 
volumes  in  one,  at  the  rate  of  $1  per  original  volume,  have 
occasionally  been  placed  on  the  market  and  regarded  as  great 
bargains,  but  the  Reporters  are  even  cheaper  than  this.    Those 


REPORTS   AND   DIGESTS.  149 

■vvho  have  bought  continuations  of  the  reports  of  the  states  in- 
cluded in  the  Northeastern  Reporter  since  the  latter  began  pub- 
lication have  paid  the  following  prices : 

Mass.,  139-148  at  $3.50 $      35.00 

Mass.,  149-191  at     2.30 98.90 

N.  Y.,  99-103  at     2.75 13.75 

N.  Y.,  104r-186  at     1.50 124.50 

Ind.,  102-168  at     3.75 251.25 

Ind.    App.,       1-  40  at     3.75 150.00 

Ohio,  43-  74  at     2.50 80.00 

111.,  114-224  at     2.75 305.25 


$1,058.65 


These  prices  are  those  at  which  the  books  are  sold  outside 
the  state.  On  some  of  the  sets  a  lower  price  is  made  to  attor- 
neys within  the  state.  But  compare  this  price  with  the  price 
of  the  Northeastern  Reporter,  which  covers  everything  in  these 
volumes  of  state  reports.  One  could  have  bought  not  only  the 
Northeastern  Reporter,  but  more  than  half  the  decisions  of  all 
the  other  courts  of  the  United  States  during  the  same  period, 
for  that  money,  if  he  had  bought  the  Reporters  instead  of  the 
State  Reports. 

Since  entering  upon  their  work,  the  state  courts  of  last  resort 
of  the  United  States  have  filed  opinions  which  have  made  about 
5,026  volumes  of  the  official  reports.  About  2,426  of  these  are 
covered  by  the  Reporter  System,  and  about  2,600  were  pub- 
lished prior  thereto.  On  account,  however,  of  the  fact  that  the 
early  volumes  of  all  State  Reports  are  smaller  than  those  now 
published,  and  that  the  briefs  of  counsel  were  formerly  very 
fully  reported,  whereas  now  they  are  either  omitted  entirely 
or  very  much  condensed,  the  2,426  volumes  of  State  Reports 
covered  by  the  Reporter  System  contain  fully  one-half  of  the 
total  number  of  tlie  decisions.  The  price  of  complete  sets  of  the 
seven  State  Reporters  to  this  time  is  now  only  $1,500.50.     Fully 


150  REPORTS   AND   DIGESTS. 

one-half  of  the  Supreme  Court  Reports  of  all  the  states  can 
be  bought,  therefore,  for  $1,500.50,  or  at  the  rate  of  sixty-two 
cents  per  original  volume  of  the  State  Reports.  This,  more- 
over, is  the  later  and  therefore  the  more  necessary  half.  Could 
the  2,600  volumes  be  bought  at  the  same  rate,  the  entire  case 
law  of  the  United  States  would  be  within  the  reach  of  all  pros- 
perous lawyers.  This  cannot  now  be  done,  but  there  is  a  down- 
ward tendency  in  the  price  of  all  reports.  Quite  a  number  can 
be  bought  for  $2  per  volume  and  some  for  less.  Every  few 
years  some  hitherto  expensive  set  is  reprinted,  and  there  is  rea- 
son to  think  that  the  cost  of  the  2,600  volumes  prior  to  the  Re- 
porter System  will  grow  steadily  less.  The  low  prices  estab- 
lished by  the  National  Reporter  System  have  done  more  than 
anything  else  towards  reducing  the  prices  of  the  official  series. 
For  further  information  along  this  line,  send  for  our  cir- 
cular "A  Lawyer's  Choice  of  Reports." 

DIGESTS  OF  REPORTS. 

Few  lawyers  beginning  practice  are  able  to  buy  all  the  re- 
ports they  need.  It  is  no  less  necessary,  however,  to  consult 
them  constantly.  This  must  be  done  largely  through  digests. 
There  has  been  issued  a  digest  of  the  entire  case  law  of  the 
United  States,  known  as  the  Century  Edition  of  the  American 
Digest.  Through  this  digest  a  lawyer  can  ascertain,  without 
leaving  his  office,  if  there  is  a  case  in  any  volume  of  American 
Reports  bearing  on  the  one  he  has  in  hand.  The  advantage  of 
having  the  entire  case  law  of  the  United  States  indexed  in  one 
set  of  books  is  very  evident.  For  instance,  the  scheme  of 
classification  in  the  local  digests  of  State  Reports  is  the  same  in 
hardly  any  two.  If  a  lawyer  commences  his  investigations  by 
examining  decisions  in  the  Massachusetts  Reports,  he  has  to 
spend  some  time  in  learning  the  classification  used  in  the  digest 
of  that  set.  If  he  then  turns  to  a  digest  of  New  York  Reports, 
he  finds  the  method  of  arrangement  different,  and  more  time 
must  be  spent  in  learning  the  classification  of  that  digest.    With 


REPORTS   AND   DIGESTS.  151 

every  other  dig-est  that  he  takes  up,  he  has  to  repeat  the  same 
experience.  On  the  other  hand,  having  once  learned  the  classi- 
fication scheme  of  the  Century  Digest,  he  can  examine  the  au- 
thorities in  as  many  states  as  he  chooses  without  the  annoyance 
of  having  to  turn  from  one  scheme  of  classification  to  another, 
as  is  necessary  in  using  state  digests.  Another  advantage  is  in 
the  method  of  covering  late  decisions.  The  Century  Digest 
comes  down  to  1896,  and  is  supplemented  by  current  continua- 
tions under  the  same  classification  scheme,  covering  the  later 
cases  as  fast  as  published.  There  is  no  system  of  issuing  sup- 
plements to  the  different  state  digests,  and  it  is  practically  im- 
possible to  get  at  the  late  decisions  of  any  state  excepting 
through  these  current  volumes  of  the  American  Digest. 

In  large  towns  where  law  libraries  are  found,  a  lawyer  with 
the  Century  Digest  has  on  his  shelves  a  digest  of  every  Amer- 
ican decision  in  every  library,  and  the  preliminary  work  of  as- 
certaining where  an  authority  can  be  found  on  any  proposition 
of  law  can  be  done  without  leaving  his  office.  In  towns  in 
which  there  are  no  law  libraries,  but  in  which  there  are  many 
reports  scattered  through  many  law  offices,  a  lawyer  with  the 
Century  Digest  has  a  digest  of  the  law  library  of  every  other 
member  of  the  bar,  and  can  learn  through  the  Century  Digest, 
without  leaving  his  office,  whether  or  not  there  are  any  cases 
in  any  of  the  books  in  his  brother  lawyers'  offices  which  bear  on 
the  one  which  he  is  investigating.  If  he  has  no  access  to  a  pub- 
lic library,  or  to  the  reports  in  private  libraries,  he  can  obtain 
from  the  publishers  a  copy  of  any  decision  cited  from  the  Re- 
porter System  for  25  cents,  and  typewritten  copies  of  decisions 
prior  to  the  Reporter  System  at  a  small  cost.  Thus,  until  he 
can  have  in  his  office  the  reports  he  needs,  the  Century  Digest 
is  the  greatest  aid  to  using  those  to  which  he  has  access  else- 
where. Furthermore,  the  digest  paragraphs  are  in  themselves 
so  full  and  clear  that  reference  to  the  reports  will  often  be 
found  unnecessary.  The  Digest  is  a  condensation  or  synopsis 
of  the  Reports. 


Do  You  Know  How  to  Make  a  Brief? 


Hon.  Horace  E.  Deemer,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Iowa,  says: — 

"Brief  making  is  an  art  in  which  there  are  few  masters.  I  have 
been  amazed  at  the  helplessness  of  law  students,  and  even  of  lawyers 
when  they  go  into  a  library  to  search  for  authorities.  A  good  law- 
yer is  one  who  knows  where  to  look  for  the  law;  and  after  he  has 
found  it  knows  what  to  do  with  it.  Law  schools  should  teach  their 
students  how  to  do  these  things." 

Hon.  John  H.  Stiness,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Rhode  Island,  says: — 

"One  who  does  not  know  where  and  how  to  find  the  law  will  not 
know  the  law.  One  who  cannot  state  his  points  in  a  clear  and  order- 
ly way  will  fail  to  make  an  impression  and  to  give  the  aid  he  desires. 
Biief  making,  therefore,  is  a  most  essential  and  practical  accomplish- 
ment for  a  lawyer.  Special  instruction  in  brief  making  is  both  de- 
sirable and  important," 

The  need  of  a  text-book  serving  as  a  guide  to  students 
and  young  lawyers  in  the  investigation  of  authorities, 
showing  the  proper  way  of  using  the  decisions  and 
statutes,  explaining  the  purpose,  relative  value,  and  utility 
of  the  different  classes  of  law  books,  the  best  way  to 
search  out  what  may  be  wanted  from  the  bewildering 
mass  of  legal  publications,  and  how  to  use  the  matter  at 
hand  properly  and  effectively  in  preparing  brief  or  argu- 
ment, has  been  apparent  for  years. 

By  the  co-operation  of  a  number  of  the  best  writers 
that  could  be  secured,  each  experienced  in  his  particular 
branch  of  the  work,  it  became  possible  to  publish  a  book 
of  this  kind  that  would  be  of  practical  use  for  law 
students  and  law  school  instruction. 

(152) 


Brief  Making  and  the  Use  of    Law  Books. 


Edited  by 

NATHAN  ABBOTT, 
Dean  of  the  Leland  Stanford  University  School  of  Law. 

Introduction. 

By  WILLIAM  M.  LILE, 
Dean  of  the  University  of  Virginia  School  of  Law. 

Part  I.     The  Brief  on  Appeal. 

By  HENRY  S.  REDFIELD, 
Professor  Columbia  University  School  of  Law. 

Part  11.    The  Use  of  Decisions  and  Statutes. 

By  EUGENE  WAMBAUGH, 
Professor  Harvard  University  School  of  Law. 

Part  III.     American  Law  PubHcations. 

By  ALFRED  F.  MASON, 
Editor  American  Law  School  Review. 

Part  IV.     How  to  Find  the  Law. 

By  JAMES  E.  WHEELER, 
Professor  Yale  University  School  of  Law. 

Appendix. 
Table  of  Law  Abbreviations. 


A  book  every  law  student  should  read  he  'ore 
admission  to  the  bar. 


450  pages.        Price,  $2.00  delivered. 


West  Publishing  Co.,         -        -        St.  Paul,  Minn. 


Comments  on  ^^  Brief  Making  and  the 
Use  of  Law  Books/^ 


The  Virginia  Law  Register* 

"No  lawyer  can  take  this  book  up  and  examine  its  contents 
without  realizing  what  a  great  disadvantage  he  suffered  in  be- 
ginning his  professional  career  in  not  having  had  just  such  in- 
formation as  is  here  contained.  The  law  student  who  has  thor- 
oughly studied  this  book  will  possess  knowledge  which  would 
have  taken  years  of  actual  practice  to  acquire.  It  is  safe  to 
say  that  if  this  book  is  thoroughly  taught  in  the  law  schools  of 
the  country  the  result  will  be  that  law  graduates  will  come  to 
the  bar  with  much  better  equipment  than  heretofore  for  the 
practice  work  of  office  and  court  room." 

The  Central  Law  Journal. 

"  Such  a  help  as  that  which  is  given  in  this  book  ought  to  find 
a  place  in  every  law  office.  It  certainly  is  one  of  those  helps  of 
which  every  young  lawyer  is  in  need  and  whose  work  in  brief 
writing  will  be  greatly  improved  by  the  instruction  which  may 
be  found  in  it." 

The  Law  Students*  Helper. 

"  It  is  not  only  'the  book  of  the  year '  in  legal  education,  it  is  a 
book  which  marks  an  epoch.  It  is  one  of  the  few  books  of  the 
last  few  years  for  which  it  may  truly  be  said  there  was  a  de- 
mand, and  certainly  there  has  been  none  m  many  years  for 
which  there  was  so  great  a  need. 

The  Forum. 

"Too  much  praise  cannot  be  bestowed  upon  this  book.  The 
work  is  worthy  of  the  careful  perusal  of  every  student  of  law 
and  of  every  lawyer." 

Judge  J.  K.  Richards^  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals. 

' '  There  are  few  lawyers  this  book  will  not  help.  It  is  clear, 
concise,  and  chockfull  of  useful  information." 

(154) 


The  Hornbook  Series. 


The  Hornbooks  form  a  series  of  separate  elementary  text- 
books on  the  principal  divisions  of  the  law,  and  are  designed 
for  the  use  of  both  the  law  student  and  the  practitioner. 
Every  volume  is  a  complete  treatise  in  itself,  and  all  are  built 
upon  the  same  general  plan,  in  which  certain  special  and 
original  features  are  made  prominent. 

These  distinguishing  features  are : 

(1)  The  black-letter  text,  in  numbered  paragraphs,  which  in 
itself  constitutes  a  complete  synopsis  of  the  law  of  the  subject. 
This  text  is  distinguished  typographically  from  the  subsidiary 
text  by  being  printed  in  large  type.  It  runs  through  the  book, 
forming  an  outline  or  framework  of  the  subject  which  is  of  par- 
ticular value  to  the  law  student  for  the  purposes  of  review. 

(2)  The  subsidiary  text  or  commentary,  which  consists  of  a 
more  extended  presentation  and  discussion  of  the  principles  in 
the  preceding  black-letter  text.  This  commentary  follows  every 
black-letter  paragraph  or  group  of  paragraphs,  is  printed  in 
ordinary  type,  and  comprises  the  body  of  the  book.  The  typo- 
graphical separation  of  these  two  parts  enables  the  student  to 
obtain,  in  the  first  place,  a  general,  comprehensive  grasp  of  the 
subject  as  a  whole,  and  of  the  relation  of  one  part  to  another, 
and,  by  re-reading  in  connection  with  the  more  extended  com- 
mentary, to  fix  the  details  clearly  in  mind. 

(3)  The  notes  and  authorities,  which  consist  of  additional  ex- 
planations and  illustrations  of  the  text,  referring  the  student  to 
all  the  leading  and  late  cases  where  the  principles  have  been 
discussed  and  applied. 

(4)  Uniformity  in  plan,  form,  and  price, 

(155) 


156  THE   HOKNBOOK   SERIES. 

As  to  ih.e  Price. 

It  was  a  good  deal  of  an  experiment  to  fix  the  price  of  these 
text-books  at  $3.75,  including  delivery  charges.  They  were  to 
be  regular  octavo  text-books,  and  the  experience  of  publishers 
has  been  that  the  uncertainties  of  the  market  with  a  new  book 
could  be  safely  met  only  by  making  tlie  price  $5  or  $G.  Of 
course,  if  a  large  circulation  were  assured  in  advance,  the  pub- 
lishers would  be  warranted  in  coming  nearer  to  the  mark  which 
lawyers  would  like  to  fix.  Just  there  was  the  problem.  We  de- 
termined to  meet  it  by  taking  the  circulation  for  granted,  fixing 
the  low  price,  and  then  making  the  books  so  irresistible  that 
the  circulation  would  have  to  come. 

Authors  and  Editors. 

The  authors  have  been  very  carefully  selected,  with  a  view 
to  their  special  fitness  for  handling  the  particular  subject  in- 
trusted to  them.  No  one  of  them  has  been  chosen  simply  be- 
cause of  a  name.  Some  of  them  have  already  established  rep- 
utations as  writers,  some  have  won  their  literary  reputations 
with  these  books,  but  in  all  cases  their  work  has  undergone  the 
most  critical  examination  in  our  editorial  corps,  their  citations 
being  verified,  and,  when  necessary,  their  work  revised,  to- 
make  it  conform  to  the  severe  standard  of  this  Series.  If, 
after  publication,  criticism  shows  any  weak  places,  a  new 
edition  is  promptly  brought  out.  All  this  lessens  the  chances 
which  a  purchaser  takes  in  buying  an  isolated  book.  Here 
the  publishers'  responsibility  has  not  been  confined  to  the  paper 
and  press  work. 

On  Approval. 

We  sell  our  text-books,  including  the  Hornbook  Series,  sub- 
ject to  examination  for  30  days.  We  want  our  customers  ta 
be  satisfied.  We  believe  they  like  to  judge  from  the  book  itself, 
rather  than   from  the  most  honest  circular.     We  know  our 


THE   HORNBOOK   SERIES.  lin 

1)ooks  bear  testing.     We  are  well  satisfied  with  the  results  of 
this  plan  of  selling;   and  so,  apparently,  are  our  customers. 

The  Iiist  up  to  Date. 

ADMIRALTY By  Robert  M.  Hughes 

A  GENCY. By  Francis  B.  Tiffany 

BAILMENTS By  Wm.  B.  Hale 

BILLS  AND  NOTES By  Chas  P.  Norton 

COMMON  LA  W  PLEADING By  Benj.  J.  Shipman 

CONSTITUTIONAL  LAW By  H.  Campbell  Black 

CONTRA  CTS By  Wm.  L.  Clark,  Jr. 

CORPORA  TIONS By  Wm.  L.  Clark,  Jr. 

CRIMINAL  LAW. By  Wm.  L.  Clark,  Jr. 

CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE ByWm.  L.  Clark,  Jr. 

DAMA  GES By  Wm.  B.  Hale 

ELEMENTARY  LA  W. By  Walter  Denton  Smith 

EQUITY  JURISPRUDENCE By  Jas.  W.  Eaton 

EQUITY  JURISPRUDENCE By  Norman  Fetter 

EVIDENCE By  John  Jay  McKelvey 

EXECUTORS  AND  ADMINISTRA  TORS By  Simon  G.  Croswell 

FEDERAL  JURISDICTION  AND  PROCEDURE By  Robt.  M.  Hughes 

INSURANCE By  William  R.  Vance 

INTERNA  TIONAL  LAW. By  Capt.  Edwin  F.  Glenn 

INTERPRET  A  TION  OF  LAWS By  H.  Campbell  Black 

NEGLIGENCE By  Morton  Barrows 

PARTNERSHIP By  William  George 

PERSONS  AND  DOMESTIC  RELA  TIONS By  Walter  B.  Tiffany 

PUBLIC  CORPORA  TIONS By  Henry  H.  Ingersoll 

REAL  PROPERTY By  Earl  P.  Hopkins 

SALES By  Francis  B.  Tiffany 

TORTS By  Wm.  B.  Hale 

TORTS  (2  Vols.) By  Edwin  A .  Jaggard 

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Owen's      /THiRD\ 

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tal principles  underlying  twenty-seven  of  the 
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3,000  carefully  planned  Questions  and  Answers.  It  is 
intended  primarily  for  the  use  of  law  students  in  review 
work,  and  in  preparing  for  examination  for  degrees  in 
law  colleges,  or  for  admission  to  the  bar,  but  is  also 
serviceable  to  the  lawyer  who  wants  to  refresh  his 
mind  as  to  the  exact  scope  and  bearing  of  some  legal 
principle. 

A  full  and  detailed  index  makes  reference  easy. 

Frequently  questions  involving  abstract  legal  prin- 
ciples come  to  an  attorney's  mind  while  at  home  even- 
ings, away  from  his  library.  If  deferred  till  the 
next  day,  they  are  apt  to  be  forgotten  or  crowded 
aside.  With  Owen's  Quizzer  in  the  house,  however, 
it  is  easy  to  get  at  once  a  concise  statement  of  the 
principles  involved,  and  to  fix  a  clear  idea  of  the 
point  in  mind. 

(158) 


HE  first  edition  of  Owen's  Law  Quizzer  was 
published  some  years  ago  and  at  once 
proved  its  usefulness  and  popularity.  It 
has  now  been  revised  and  enlarged  by  the  author, 
five  new  chapters  added,  and  references  inserted  to 
the  volumes  of  the  Hornbook  Series  covering  the 
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3,000  Questions  and  Answers, 

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(lo9) 


BLACK'S  LAW  DICTIONARY. 


By  HENRY  CAMPBELL  BLACK,  M.  A., 

Author  of  Black's  "Constitutional  Law,"  "Judgments," 
"Tax  Titles,"  etc. 


The  work  has  been  recognized  as  the  most  convenient  and 
comprehensive  one-volume  dictionary  of  the  law.  It  con- 
tains definitions  of  the  terms  and  phrases  of  American  and 
English  jurisprudence,  ancient  and  modern,  including  the 
principal  terms  of  international,  constitutional,  and  commer- 
cial law,  together  with  a  collection  of  legal  maxims,  and  also 
numerous  select  titles  from  the  civil  law  and  other  foreign 
systems. 

It  is  chiefly  required  in  a  dictionary  that  it  should  be  compre- 
hensive. Its  value  is  impaired  if  any  single  word  that  may  rea- 
sonably be  sought  within  its  covers  is  not  found  there.    But  this 

comprehensiveness  is  possi- 
sible  (within  the  compass  of  a 
single  volume)  only  on  con- 
dition that  whatever  is  for- 
eign to  the  true  function  of 
a  lexicon  be  rigidly  excluded. 
The  work  must  therefore  con- 
tain nothing  but  the  legiti- 
mate matter  of  a  dictionary, 
or  else  it  cannot  include  all 
the  necessary  terms. 

These  considerations  have 
been  kept  constantly  in  view  in  the  preparation  of 
BLACK'S  LAW  DICTIONARY.  Of  the  most  esteemed 
law  dictionaries  heretofore  in  use,  each  will  be  found  to  con- 
tain a  very  considerable  number  of  words  not  defined  in  any 
other.  None  is  quite  comprehensive  in  itself.  Mr.  Black  has 
made  it  his  aim  to  include  all  these  terms  and  phrases  here, 
together  with  some  not  elsewhere  defined. 

(1(50) 


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;  LAW  DICTIONARY. 


^'    iVlTH  Dt^ 


AN    INTERESTING    COMPARISON. 

The  comprehensiveness  of  Black's  Dictionary  of  Law  is 
shown  by  the  following  comparative  statement  of  the  number 
of  titles  under  the  letter  A  in  several  law  dictionaries  in  com- 
mon use : 

Abbott's, 286 

Anderson's, 379 

Jacob's 500 

Rapalje  &  Lawrence's,    .     .     .  746 

Bouvier's, 847 

BLACK'S, 1801 

The  other  letters  are  in  about  the  same  proportion 

Prof.  J.  B.  Thayer,  Harvard  University. 

Aluch  the  best  law  dictionary  that  I  have  seen. 

Prof.  £.  McClain,  University  of  loinra. 

I  feel  that  I  can  highly  commend  the  work. 

Prof.  W.  O.  Harris,  Lonisville  Law  School. 

I  find  it  the  most  comprehensive  work  yet  published. 

Prof.  N.  Green,  Cumberland  University. 

It  is  up  with  the  times,  convenient  in  shape,  and  admirably 
suited  for  law  students. 

Prof.  Henry  ."Wade  Rogers,   Northwestern  University. 

It  represents  a  vast  amount  of  work,  and  has  been  done 
with  great  care  and  precision. 
Prof.  Andrew  J.  Cobb,  University  of  Georgia. 

After  careful  examination  of  Black's  Law  Dictionary,  I 
have  to  say  that  in  my  opinion  it  is  indispensable  to  the  prac- 
titioner, and  invaluable  to  the  student. 

Prof.  C.  A.  Graves,  Washington  &  Lee  University. 

It  seems  especially  strong  in  the  definitions  of  ancient  words 
and  phrases.  The  plan  of  the  work,  as  outlined  in  the  pref- 
ace, is  judicious,  and  has  been  consistently  adhered  to. 

I  volume,  with  Denison's  Index,  $6,  net,  delivered. 
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11  (161) 


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of  Business  Corporations* 

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A  Book  for  the  Young  Lawyer. 


Its  purpose  is  to  show  the  inexperienced  young 
lawyer  entering  practice  exactly  how  to  apply  the 
principles  he  has  learned,  starting  with  the  request 
of  the  client  that  his  business  be  incorporated,  how 
to  go  step  by  step  through  the  successive  stages 
essential  to  valid  and  successful  organization. 


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List  of  Leading  Law  Schools  by  States. 


Alabama. 

University  of  Alabama,  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

Arkansas. 

University  of  Arkansas,  Little  Rock,  Ark.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

California). 

Leland  Stanford  University,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
Three-year  course  of  study, 

Hastings  College  of  Law  (University  of  California)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.     Three-year  course  of  study. 

Los  Angeles  Law  School,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Colorado. 

Denver  Law  School.  Denver,  Colo.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

University  of  Colorado,  Boulder,  Colo.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Connecticut. 

Yale  University  Law  School,  New  Haven,  Conn.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

District  of  Columbia. 

Catholic  University  of  America,  Washington,  D.  C.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

George  Washington  University  School  of  Law,  Washington, 
D.  C.    Three-year  course  of  study. 

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164  LIST   OF   LEADING    LAW   SCHOOLS   BY    STATES. 

District  of  Columbia — Cont'd. 

Georgetown  University,  Washington,  D.  C.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Howard  University,  Washington,  D.  C.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

National  University,  Washington,  D.  C.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Washington  College  of  Law,  Washington,  D.  C.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

Florida. 

John  B.  Stetson  University,  De  Land,  Fla.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

Georgia. 

Mercer  University,  Macon,  Ga.    One-year  course  of  study. 
University  of  Georgia,  Athens,  Ga.     Two-year  course  of 

study. 

Illiiiois. 

Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law,  Chicago,  111.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Chicago  Business  Law  School,  Chicago,  111.    Special  courses. 

Chicago  Law  School,  Chicago,  111.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

John  Marshall  Law  School,  Chicago,  111.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Illinois  College  of  Law,  Chicago,  111.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Northwestern  University  Law  School,  Chicago,  111.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

University  of  Chicago  Law  School,  Chicago,  111.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  Bloomington,  IIll.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 


LIST   OF  LEADING   LAW   SCHOOLS  BY   STATES.  1U5 

Illinois— Cont'd. 

Northern  Illinois  College  of  Law,  Dixon,  111.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

University  of  Illinois,  Champaign,  \\\.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Indiana. 

Indiana  University,  Bloomington,  Ind.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Indiana  Law  School,  IndianapoHs,  Ind,  Two-year  course  of 
study. 

University  of  Notre  Dame,  Notre  Dame,  Ind.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Northern  Indiana  Law  School,  Valparaiso,  Ind.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Indianapolis  College  of  Law,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Central  Normal  College  of  Law,  Danville,  Ind.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Marion  Law  School,  Marion,  Ind.  Two-year  course  of 
study. 

Tri-State  Normal  College  of  Law,  Angola,  Ind.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Iowa. 

Drake  University  College  of  Law,  De?  Moines,  Iowa. 
Three-year  course  of  study. 

State  University  of  Iowa,  Iowa  City,  Iowa.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Kansas. 

University  of  Kansas,  Lawrence,  Kan.  Thrcc-ycar  course  of 
study. 

Washburn  College  of  Law,  Topeka,  Kan.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 


1G6  LIST   OF   LEADING   LAW   SCHOOLS   BY    STATES. 

Kentucky. 

Louisville  Law  School,  Louisville,  Ky.  Two-year  course  of 
study. 

Jefferson  School  of  Law,  Louisville,  Ky.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

Center  College,  Danville,  Ky.    Two-year  course  of  study. 

Louisiana. 

Tulane  University,  New  Orleans,  La.  Tv;o-year  course  of 
study. 

University  of  Louisiana  Law  School,  Baton  Rouge,  La. 
Two-year  course  of  study. 

Maine. 

University  of  Maine,  Bangor,  Me.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Maryland. 

Baltimore  Law  School,  Baltimore,  Md.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

University  of  Maryland,  Baltimore,  Md.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Baltimore  University,  BaUimore,  Aid.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Michigan. 

University  of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Detroit  College  of  Law,  Detroit,  Mich.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Massacliusetts. 

Boston  University,  Boston,  Mass.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Harvard  University,  Cambridge,  Mass.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 


LIST    OF   LEADING   LAW    SCHOOLS    BY    STATES.  1G7 

Massacliusetts — Cont'd. 

Boston  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Law  School,  Boston,  ]\Iass.  Four-year 
course  of  study. 

Minnesota. 

St.  Paul  College  of  Law,  St.  Paul.  Minn.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

University  of  Minnesota,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Mississippi. 

University  of  ^lississippi,  Oxford,  ^liss.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

Millsaps  College  of  Law,  Jackson,  iSIiss.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

Missouri. 

University  of  jMissouri,  Columbia,  IMo.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Kansas  City  Law  School,  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Benton  College  of  Law.  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

St.  Louis  Law  School,  St.  Louis,  AIo.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Nebraska. 

University  of  Nebraska,  Lincoln,  Neb.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Creighton  University  College  of  Law,  Omaha,  Neb.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

Western  Law  School,  Omaha,  Neb.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

NexT  York. 

New  York  Law  School,  New  York  City.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 


168  LIST   OF   LEADING   LAW   SCHOOLS   BY    STATES. 

New  York— Cont'd. 

Columbia  University,  New  York  City.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Brooklyn  Law  School,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

New  York  University  Law  School,  New  York  City.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

Fordham  University  School  of  Law,  New  York  City. 
Three-year  course  of  study. 

Albany  Law  School,  Albany,  N.  Y.  Two-year  course  of 
study. 

Buffalo  Law  School,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Two-year  course  of 
study, 

Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  N.  Y.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Syracuse  University,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

North  Carolina. 

University  of  North  Carolina,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.  Two- 
year  course  of  study. 

Trinity  College  Law  School,  Durham,  N.  C.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Wake  Forest  College,  Wake  Forest,  N.  C.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

North  Dakota. 

University  of  North  Dakota,  Grand  Forks,  N.  D.  Three- 
year  course  of  study. 

Ohio. 

Cleveland  Law  School,  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Western  Reserve  University,  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Ohio  State  University,  Columbus,  Ohio.-  Three-year  course 
of  study. 


LIST    OF    LEADING    LAW   SCHOOLS    BY    STATES.  iG9 

Ohio— Cont'd. 

University  of  Cincinnati,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Y,  M.  C.  A.  Law  School,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Three-year 
•course  of  study. 

Ohio  Normal  University,  Ada,  Ohio.  Tliree-year  course  of 
study. 

National  Normal  University,  Lebanon,  Ohio.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Oregon. 

University  of  Oregon,  Portland,  Or.  Two-year  course  of 
study. 

Pennsylvania. 

University  of  Pennsylvania,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Dickinson  College  of  Law,  Carlisle,  Pa.  Three-year  course 
•of  study. 

Pittsburg  Law  School,  Pittsburg,  Pa,  Three-year  course  of 
study. 

Tennessee. 

University  of  Tennessee,  Knoxville,  Tenn.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Vanderbilt  University,  Nashville,  Tenn.  Two-year  course  of 
study. 

Cumberland  University,  Lebanon,  Tenn.  One-year  course 
of  study. 

Chattanooga  Law  School,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Texas. 

University  of  Texas,  Austin,  Tex.  Three-year  course  of 
study. 


170  LIST   OF   LEADING   LAW    SCHOOLS   BY    STATES. 

Virginia. 

University  of  Virginia,  Charlottesville,  Va.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Washington  and  Lee  University,  Lexington,  Va.  Two-year 
course  of  study. 

Richmond  College,  Richmond,  Va.  Two-year  course  of 
study. 

W^ashington. 

University  of  Washington,  Seattle,  Wash.  Two-year  course 
of  study. 

West  Virginia. 

University  of  West  Virginia,  Morgantown,  W.  Va.  Two- 
year  course  of  study. 

Wisconsin. 

University  of  Wisconsin,  Madison,  Wis.  Three-year  course 
of  study. 

Milwaukee  Law  School,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  Three-year 
course  of  study. 

Milwaukee  University  College  of  Law,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
Three-year  course  of  study. 


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